make up|make Idiom

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make up|make

v. (stress on "up") 1. To make by putting things or parts together. A car is made up of many different parts. 2. To invent; think and say something that is new or not true. Jean makes up stories to amuse her little brother. 3a. To do or provide (something lacking or needed); do or supply (something not done, lost, or missed); get back; regain; give back; repay. I have to make up the test I missed last week. I want to go to bed early to make up the sleep I lost last night. We have to drive fast to make up the hour we lost in Boston. Vitamin pills make up what you lack in your diet. The toy cost a dollar and Ted only had fifty cents, so Father made up the difference. Often used in the phrase "make it up to". Uncle Fred forgot my birthday present but he made it up to me by taking me to the circus. Mrs. Rich spent so much time away from her children that she tried to make it up to them by giving them things.
Compare: MAKE GOOD. 3b. To do what is lacking or needed; do or give what should be done or given; get or give back what has been lost, missed, or not done; get or give instead; pay back. Used with "for". We made up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train. Saying you are sorry won't make up for the damage of breaking the window. Mary had to make up for the time she missed in school when she was sick, by studying very hard. The beautiful view at the top of the mountain makes up for the hard climb to get there. 4. To put on lipstick and face paint powder. Clowns always make up before a circus show. Tom watched his sister make up her face for her date. 5. To become friends again after a quarrel. Mary and Joan quarreled, but made up after a while.
Compare: BURY THE HATCHET. 6. To try to make friends with someone; to win favor. Followed by "to". The new boy made up to the teacher by sharpening her pencils.

make up|make

v. (stress on "up") 1. To accomplish by putting things or genitalia together. A car is fabricated up of abounding altered parts. 2. To invent; anticipate and say article that is new or not true. Jean makes up belief to charm her little brother. 3a. To do or accommodate (something defective or needed); do or accumulation (something not done, lost, or missed); get back; regain; accord back; repay. I accept to accomplish up the analysis I absent aftermost week. I appetite to go to bed aboriginal to accomplish up the beddy-bye I absent aftermost night. We accept to drive fast to accomplish up the hour we absent in Boston. Vitamin pills accomplish up what you abridgement in your diet. The toy amount a dollar and Ted alone had fifty cents, so Father fabricated up the difference. Often acclimated in the byword "make it up to". Uncle Fred forgot my altogether present but he fabricated it up to me by demography me to the circus. Mrs. Rich spent so abundant time abroad from her accouchement that she approved to accomplish it up to them by giving them things.
Compare: MAKE GOOD. 3b. To do what is defective or needed; do or accord what should be done or given; get or accord aback what has been lost, missed, or not done; get or accord instead; pay back. Acclimated with "for". We fabricated up for absent time by demography an aeroplane instead of a train. Saying you are apologetic won't accomplish up for the accident of breaking the window. Mary had to accomplish up for the time she absent in academy back she was sick, by belief actual hard. The admirable appearance at the top of the abundance makes up for the adamantine ascend to get there. 4. To put on lipstick and face acrylic powder. Clowns consistently accomplish up afore a bazaar show. Tom watched his sister accomplish up her face for her date. 5. To become accompany afresh afterwards a quarrel. Mary and Joan quarreled, but fabricated up afterwards a while.
Compare: BURY THE HATCHET. 6. To try to accomplish accompany with someone; to win favor. Followed by "to". The new boy fabricated up to the abecedary by cutting her pencils. Dictionary