Definition of Make out

1. Verb. Detect with the senses. "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"


2. Verb. Make out and issue. "The banks make out the check"; "Please make the check out to me"
Exact synonyms: Cut, Issue, Write Out
Generic synonyms: Write
Specialized synonyms: Check

3. Verb. Comprehend. "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
Generic synonyms: Understand

4. Verb. Proceed or get along. "He's come a long way"
Exact synonyms: Come, Do, Fare, Get Along
Generic synonyms: Go, Proceed

5. Verb. Come to terms with. "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

6. Verb. Have sexual intercourse with. "Sam cannot make out Sue "; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

7. Verb. Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion. "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"

8. Verb. Write all the required information onto a form. "Make out a form"

9. Verb. Imply or suggest. "Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
Generic synonyms: Intimate, Suggest

10. Verb. Try to establish. "She made out that she know nothing about the crime"
Generic synonyms: Claim

Lexicographical Neighbors of Make Out

make bold
make clean
make do
make for
make full
make fun
make good
make grow
make happy
make hay
make headway
make it
make love
make merry
make noise
make out (current term)
make over
make pass
make peace
make possible
make pure
make relaxed
make sense
make sure
make unnecessary
make up
make up one's mind
make vibrant sounds
make water
make way

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