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) get, acquire (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract) "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
S: (v) isolate (obtain in pure form) "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
S: (v) win back, get back (recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost) "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
S: (v) press out, express, extract (obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action) "Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
S: (v) capture, catch (capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping) "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
S: (v) buy, purchase (obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction) "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"
S: (v) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
S: (v) receive, have (get something; come into possession of) "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"
S: (v) turn (get by buying and selling) "the company turned a good profit after a year"
S: (v) buy (acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange) "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"
S: (v) find (obtain through effort or management) "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
S: (v) glom (seize upon or latch onto something) "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
S: (v) line up, get hold, come up, find (get something or somebody for a specific purpose) "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
S: (v) accept, take, have (receive willingly something given or offered) "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
S: (v) obtain (come into possession of) "How did you obtain the visa?"
S: (v) recover, retrieve, find, regain (get or find back; recover the use of) "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
S: (v) catch (get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly) "Catch some sleep"; "catch one's breath"
S: (v) find, regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost) "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
S: (v) acquire, win, gain (win something through one's efforts) "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; "win someone's confidence and friendship"
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) earn, garner, win (acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions) "its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"
S: (v) preempt (acquire for oneself before others can do so)
S: (v) preempt (gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land))
S: (v) collect, pick up, gather up, call for (gather or collect) "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
S: (v) inherit (obtain from someone after their death) "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
S: (v) borrow (get temporarily) "May I borrow your lawn mower?"
S: (v) pick up (get in addition, as an increase) "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
S: (v) get (acquire as a result of some effort or action) "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"
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) perform, execute, do (carry out or perform an action) "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
S: (v) click off (perform or finish an action rapidly) "The game was clicked off in 1:48"
S: (v) carry (sing or play against other voices or parts) "He cannot carry a tune"
S: (v) appear (appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.) "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"
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) make (undergo fabrication or creation) "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
S: (v) make (be suitable for) "Wood makes good furniture"
S: (v) make (add up to) "four and four make eight"
S: (v) make (amount to) "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
S: (v) make (constitute the essence of) "Clothes make the man"
S: (v) make (appear to begin an activity) "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
S: (v) make, work (proceed along a path) "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
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"
S: (v) make (consider as being) "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
S: (v) make (calculate as being) "I make the height about 100 feet"
S: (v) make (cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable) "make my day"
S: (v) make (favor the development of) "Practice makes the winner"
S: (v) make (develop into) "He will make a splendid father!"