English Dictionary

make

/meɪk/

noun

Brand or kind; model. / Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form. / Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. / A person's character or disposition.

I love trying out different makes of cars.

意味（1）

Brand or kind; model.

What make of car do you drive?

意味（2）

Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.

I can name the tribe every moccasin belongs to by the make of it.

意味（3）

Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.

The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.

意味（4）

A person's character or disposition.

I never feel very much excited about any old thing; it's not my make; but I've got a sort of shiver inside of me, and a watery feeling in the heart region.

意味（5）

(dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.

[…] papers are respectively of second or inferior quality, the last being perhaps torn or broken in the make — as the manufacture is technically termed.

意味（6）

(uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.

In 1880 the make of pig iron in all countries was 18,300,000 tons.

意味（7）

(computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.

However, the unzip and make programs weren't found, so the default was left blank.

意味（8）

(slang) Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.

They ever get a make on the blood type? Horn asked, staring at the stained mattress.

意味（9）

(slang, usually in phrase "easy make") 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.

意味（10）

(slang, military) A promotion.

Sent back the list of makes with only Post and Hamilton on it. (Buckner had recommended 10 staff officers and 1 combat soldier!)

意味（11）

A home-made project

Blue Peter make

意味（12）

(card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.

It's your make as the cards lie. Take your time.

意味（13）

(basketball) A made basket.

意味（14）

(physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.

If the interrupter operated every 2 sec., the current would rise to 10 amp. and drop to zero with successive makes and breaks.