make up
verb/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/
Etymology
From Middle English maken up, equivalent to make + up (adverb).
- inherited from maken up
Definitions
To constitute, to compose.
To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
- He can make up the time next week.
- The Argentine found Dzeko and his killer ball was timed brilliantly for the Ivorian, who made up 90 yards, to slot in.
- Still, by omitting some stops and running fast to Exmouth it makes up those lost minutes, and I get back to Exmouth bang on time at 2019, tired but happy.
To invent, to imagine, to concoct
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To assemble, to prepare.
To apply cosmetics.
To make peace, to settle a dispute.
To arrange, to advance.
To build, to complete.
Alternative form of makeup.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA