To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile. / To develop an understanding or interpretation of.

(informal) Of a cat: to knead with the front paws. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, muffin.

(informal) Of a cat: to knead with the front paws. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, biscuit.

(obsolete) To pout in sullenness or contempt.

(colloquial) To make no significant difference; to be all the same.

present participle of make tick

(colloquial) To cause someone or something to operate the way it does. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, tick.

To take the liberty; to make free.

Pain-causing; deliberately painful.

The act of causing pain.