make

make: I. n

1a.

American

an identification or instance of recognition (of a suspect)

1b.

American

a check in official records on the identity of a suspect or on another piece of evidence

► Run a make on this guy, will you?

► Can we have a make on the license number?

2.

a sex partner. The term is a back-for-mation from the sexual sense of the verb make, on the same principle as lay.

II. vb

American

1.

to identify, recognise (a suspect or adversary). A piece of police and criminal jargon well known from its use in fiction, TV and films.

► Can you make him?' (The French Connection, US film, 1971)

2.

to have sex with, seduce. This euphemism from the turn of the 20th century, although understood, has never caught on in Britain or Australia. It has occasionally been adopted by individuals, including the philosopher Bertrand Russell.

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Synonyms:

Create, bring into being, Do, act, be active, interfere / Compel, constrain, force, require, cause, occasion / Pass over, travel over / Constitute, compose, form, make up / Make ready, prepare, put in order / Serve, answer for, form, do the part of, become / Complete / Reach, attain, arrive at / Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure, Proceed, go, travel, journey, tend, move / Fabricate, construct, Contribute, conduce, operate, have effect, tend, be of advantage, favor / Produce, effect, be productive of, cause, Rise, flow, issue / Constitute, cause to be, cause to become, Invent, compose, versify, Structure, construction, shape, form, constitution, build / Perform, do, execute, practise / Secure, gain, acquire, get, raise / Get, ascertain by enumeration, find / Esteem, suppose, represent, think, show

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make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… … English World dictionary
Make — make утилита, автоматизирующая процесс преобразования файлов из одной формы в другую. Чаще всего это компиляция исходного кода в объектные файлы и последующая компоновка в исполняемые файлы или библиотеки. Утилита использует специальные… … Википедия
Make — (engl. machen, erstellen) ist ein Computerprogramm, das Shellskript ähnlich Kommandos in Abhängigkeit von Bedingungen ausführt. Es wird hauptsächlich bei der Softwareentwicklung eingesetzt. Genutzt wird es beispielsweise, um in einem Projekt, das … Deutsch Wikipedia
Make — Cet article a pour sujet le logiciel intitulé make. Pour une définition du mot « make », voir l’article make du Wiktionnaire. make est un logiciel traditionnel d UNIX. C est un « moteur de production » : il sert à appeler … Wikipédia en Français
make — (engl. machen, erstellen) ist ein Computerprogramm, das Kommandos in Abhängigkeit von Bedingungen ausführt. Es wird hauptsächlich bei der Softwareentwicklung als Programmierwerkzeug eingesetzt. Genutzt wird es beispielsweise, um in Projekten, die … Deutsch Wikipedia
make — ► VERB (past and past part. made) 1) form by putting parts together or combining substances. 2) cause to be or come about. 3) force to do something. 4) (make into) alter (something) so that it forms (something else). 5) constitute, amount to, or… … English terms dictionary
Make — (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Make — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda make es una herramienta de generación o automatización de código, muy usada en los sistemas operativos tipo Unix/Linux. Por defecto lee las instrucciones para generar el programa u otra acción del fichero makefile.… … Wikipedia Español
Make Me — Single by Janet Jackson from the album Number Ones Released … Wikipedia
make — es una herramienta de generación o automatización de código, muy usada en los sistemas operativos tipo Unix/Linux. Por defecto lee las instrucciones para generar el programa u otra acción del fichero makefile. Las instrucciones escritas en este… … Wikipedia Español

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