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make out

verb

Definition of MAKE OUT

transitive verb
1
:  to complete (as a printed form) by supplying required information <make out a check>
2
:  to find or grasp the meaning of <tried to make out what had really happened>
3
:  to form an opinion or idea about :  conclude <how do you make that out>
4
a :  to represent as being <made them out to be losers>
b :  to pretend to be true <made out that he had never heard of me>
5
:  to represent or delineate in detail
6
:  to see and identify with difficulty or effort :  discern <make out a ship through the fog>
intransitive verb
1
:  get along, fare <how are you making out with the new job>
2
a :  to engage in sexual intercourse
b :  neck 1
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First Known Use of MAKE OUT

15th century

Rhymes with MAKE OUT

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