I
n. ( colloq. )
search for gain or sexual favors
on the ~ (he's always on the ~)
II
v.
1) ( A ) ('to propose') she made an offer to us; or: she made us an offer
2) ( C ) ('to prepare') ~ an omelet for me; or: ~ me an omelet
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to head for') (she made for the exit; the ship made for the open sea)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for ('to lead to') (willingness to compromise ~s for success in negotiations)
5) ( D ; tr. ) ('to provide') to ~ for (to ~ room for smb.)
6) ( D ; tr. ) ('to create') to ~ from, of, out of (to ~ butter from cream; she made a table out of wood; tires can be made from/of/out of synthetic rubber)
7) ( d ; tr. ) ('to transform') to ~ into (to ~ a novel into a film; the experience made her into a skeptic)
8) (slang) ( AE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ like ('to imitate') (to ~ like a clown)
9) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ of ('to interpret') (what do you ~ of their offer?)
10) ( d ; tr. ) ('to create') to ~ of, out of (to ~ a fool of smb.; the army made a man out of him)
11) ( D ; tr. ) ('to create') to ~ with (you ~ a stew with meat and vegetables)
12) ( I ) ('to cause'); ('to force') she made the children clean their room; we made them wait; the police could not ~ him talk
13) ( N ; used with an adjective, noun, past participle) ('to cause to become') the news made us happy; the rough sea made them seasick; we made our position clear; he made me his deputy; she could not ~ herself understood
14) ( S ; used with nouns) ('to prove to be') she made a good deputy
15) ( misc. ) ( AE ; colloq. ) he finally made colonel ('he was finally promoted to the rank of colonel')
USAGE NOTE: When pattern I is put into the passive, to is inserted--they were made to wait. ( see the Usage Note for made )