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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: make n 1: a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: {brand}, {make}] 2: the act of mixing cards haphazardly [syn: {shuffle}, {shuffling}, {make}] v 1: engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn: {make}, {do}] 2: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" [syn: {make}, {get}] 3: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: {make}, {create}] 4: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: {induce}, {stimulate}, {cause}, {have}, {get}, {make}] 5: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: {cause}, {do}, {make}] 6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: {produce}, {make}, {create}] 7: make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" [syn: {draw}, {make}] 8: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" 9: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: {create}, {make}] 10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn}, {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}] 11: create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" [syn: {do}, {make}] [ant: {undo}, {unmake}] 12: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: {form}, {constitute}, {make}] 13: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {get to}, {progress to}] 14: be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" 15: make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" 16: perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" 17: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: {construct}, {build}, {make}] 18: change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" 19: act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" 20: charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" [syn: {name}, {nominate}, {make}] 21: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" [syn: {have}, {get}, {make}] 22: reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" [syn: {reach}, {make}, {attain}, {hit}, {arrive at}, {gain}] 23: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws" [syn: {lay down}, {establish}, {make}] 24: carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" 25: form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum" 26: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: {hold}, {throw}, {have}, {make}, {give}] 27: put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" [syn: {make}, {make up}] 28: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: {take}, {make}] 29: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" [syn: {stool}, {defecate}, {shit}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap}, {make}] 30: undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater" 31: be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture" 32: add up to; "four and four make eight" 33: amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" 34: constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" 35: appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" 36: proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: {make}, {work}] 37: reach in time; "We barely made the plane" 38: gather and light the materials for; "make a fire" 39: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {make}, {prepare}] 40: induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn: {seduce}, {score}, {make}] 41: assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" [ant: {break}] 42: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn: {make}, {pretend}, {make believe}] 43: consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" 44: calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" 45: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day" 46: favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner" 47: develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" 48: behave in a certain way; "make merry" 49: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" [syn: {make}, {urinate}, {piddle}, {puddle}, {micturate}, {piss}, {pee}, {pee-pee}, {make water}, {relieve oneself}, {take a leak}, {spend a penny}, {wee}, {wee-wee}, {pass water}]