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Thesaurus entry: make
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make
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verb
1.
make sandcastles/furniture
synonyms
: build, construct, assemble, put together, put up, erect, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model, mold, shape, forge.
2.
make them pay | you can't make me!
synonyms
: force (to), compel (to), coerce (into), press (into), drive (into), pressure (into), oblige (to), require (to), prevail upon (to), impel (to);
inf.
railroad (into), put the heat on, put the screws on, use strong-arm tactics on.
3.
make a noise/scene
synonyms
: cause, create, give rise to, produce, bring about, generate, engender, occasion, effect.
4.
make a bow
synonyms
: perform, execute, do, accomplish, ...