From Middle English maken, from Old English macian (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, mix, make”). Related...
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To behave, to act.
To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
And all Israel's language about this power, except that it makes for righteousness, is approximate language
Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
Near-synonyms: makeup, form, conformation, composition; form factor
Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
To me, if I weren't going with someone and was taking pills, it would be like advertising that I'm an easy make.
Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
Th'Elfe therewith astownd, Vpstarted lightly from his looser make, And his vnready weapons gan in hand to take.
A halfpenny.
the last we shall have, I take it; for a make to a million, but we trine to the nubbing cheat to-morrow.
An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.
Harvest.—When left for seed, they are cut and wadded as pease, with a make. Produce.—From three to six sacks an acre.