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Definition of Make love
1. Verb. Have sexual intercourse with. "Sam cannot make love Sue "; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Exact synonyms: Bang, Be Intimate, Bed, Bonk, Do It, Eff, Fuck, Get It On, Get Laid, Have A Go At It, Have Intercourse, Have It Away, Have It Off, Have Sex, Hump, Jazz, Know, Lie With, Love, Make Out, Roll In The Hay, Screw, Sleep Together, Sleep With
Related verbs: Make Out, Neck
Specialized synonyms: Have, Take, Fornicate
Generic synonyms: Copulate, Couple, Mate, Pair
Derivative terms: Bed, Fuck, Fucker, Fucking, Love, Love, Lover, Screw, Screwing
Language type: Archaism
Related verbs: Make Out, Neck
Specialized synonyms: Have, Take, Fornicate
Generic synonyms: Copulate, Couple, Mate, Pair
Derivative terms: Bed, Fuck, Fucker, Fucking, Love, Love, Lover, Screw, Screwing
Language type: Archaism
Definition of Make love
1. Verb. (context: now archaic) To make amorous approaches (term to); to woo, romance, court. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Verb. (euphemistic) To engage in sexual intercourse. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Make Love
Literary usage of Make love
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies (1859)
"What shall you anil I do together ? Tut. No, no; they don't mean that. Tat.
I must make love to you, pretty Miss ; will you let me make love to you? T-it. ..."