make out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /meɪk aʊt/
ipa: /meɪk æɔt/
ipa: /meɪk æʊt/
ipa: /meɪk ʌʊt/
ipa: /meɪk ɘʉt/
Forms: form: makes out
form: making out
form: made out
form: made out
Senses: examples: text: Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company.
info_templates: extra_data: words: to
‘a
given
recipient
payee’
expansion: [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
glosses: To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).
examples: text: The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job I:17:
glosses: To send out.
examples: text: In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure.
text: There was a startling lack of creativity and if Van Gaal had listened closely he would have made out the mocking chants from the away end, as the visiting fans embarked on the repertoire of songs that formed the soundtrack to David Moyes’s time in the job.
ref: August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk
text: Though nothing of the vault except the roof was visible from where I lay, and so I could not see these visitors, yet I heard every word spoken, and soon made out one voice as being Master Ratsey's.
ref: [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:
glosses: To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
examples: text: Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?
text: Regarding money—I shall economize and make out probably very well from now on—without any outside help.
ref: 1931, Hart Crane, letter, 5 June
text: 'Will this little shack serve – or do we go further?' I asked.
'Oh, I guess we'll make out,' she said. And together we waded through the delicate cream carpet to explore.
ref: 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids:
glosses: To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
examples: text: His version of the story makes me out (to be) the bad guy.
text: She hadn't invited me to a party at her house since the third grade, and here she was, making out like we'd never stopped being friends.
ref: 2002, Meg Cabot, All-American Girl, 2003 Harper Trophy paperback edition, page 134
glosses: To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
examples: text: Him and I always make out well.
glosses: To get along with (someone).
examples: text: I'll make out in this room for the night.
glosses: To make an (often temporary) home.
examples: text: We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.
synonyms: word: neck
word: buss
word: goozer
word: kiss
word: lallygag
word: lips
word: lock lips
word: osculate
word: pash
word: play tonsil hockey
word: smooch
word: snog
word: suck face
word: swap spit
glosses: To embrace and kiss passionately.
glosses: To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
Synonyms: sense: to discern
word: descry
word: detect
word: perceive
word: spot
sense: manage, get along
word: make do
sense: to embrace
word: hug
word: squeeze
word: embrace
sense: to kiss passionately
word: smooch
word: neck
word: kiss
sense: to engage in heavy petting
word: cop a feel
word: grope
word: touch up
word: fondle
sense: to engage in sexual intercourse
word: make it
word: make whoopee
word: copulate
Derived terms: sense: to succeed
word: make out like a bandit
sense: to kiss, pet, and so on
word: makeout
sense: to kiss, pet, and so on
word: maker-outer