S: (v) make, do (engage in) "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
S: (v) make, get (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"
S: (v) make, create (make or cause to be or to become) "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
S: (v) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make (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"
S: (v) cause, do, make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally) "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
S: (v) produce, make, create (create or manufacture a man-made product) "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
S: (v) draw, make (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?"
S: (v) make (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"
S: (v) create, make (create by artistic means) "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
S: (v) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in (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"
S: (v) do, make (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"
S: (v) form, constitute, make (to compose or represent) "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
S: (v) reach, make, get to, progress to (reach a goal) "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
S: (v) make (be or be capable of being changed or made into) "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
S: (v) make (make by shaping or bringing together constituents) "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
S: (v) make (perform or carry out) "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
S: (v) construct, build, make (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) make (change from one form into another) "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
S: (v) make (act in a certain way so as to acquire) "make friends"; "make enemies"
S: (v) name, nominate, make (charge with a function; charge to be) "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
S: (v) have, get, make (achieve a point or goal) "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
S: (v) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain (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"
S: (v) reproduce, procreate, multiply (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant) "The Bible tells people to procreate"; "These bacteria reproduce"
S: (v) re-create (create anew) "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
S: (v) grind (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
S: (v) generate, bring forth (bring into existence) "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
S: (v) give, yield (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make for (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
S: (v) call up, summon (cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively) "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
S: (v) construct, build, make (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) build, establish (build or establish something abstract) "build a reputation"
S: (v) produce, bring about, give rise (cause to happen, occur or exist) "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
S: (v) press (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
S: (v) prepare (to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery) "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
S: (v) cut (form or shape by cutting or incising) "cut paper dolls"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) raise (create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise) "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
S: (v) beat (make by pounding or trampling) "beat a path through the forest"
S: (v) chop (form or shape by chopping) "chop a hole in the ground"
S: (v) manufacture (create or produce in a mechanical way) "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
S: (v) blast, shell (create by using explosives) "blast a passage through the mountain"
S: (v) make (reach in time) "We barely made the plane"
S: (v) make (gather and light the materials for) "make a fire"
S: (v) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare (prepare for eating by applying heat) "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
S: (v) seduce, score, make (induce to have sex) "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
S: (v) make (assure the success of) "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
S: (v) make, pretend, make believe (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like) "She makes like an actress"