What is the meaning of make up?

verb

  • Form or compose.
    • usage: "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
  • Devise or compose.
    • usage: "This designer makes up our Spring collections"
  • Do or give something to somebody in return.
    • usage: "Does she pay you for the work you are doing"
  • Make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point.
    • usage: "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late"
  • Make up something artificial or untrue.
  • Put in order or neaten.
    • usage: "make the bed"; "make up a room"
  • Adjust for.
    • usage: "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"
  • Come to terms.
    • usage: "After some discussion we finally made up"
  • Apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier.
    • usage: "She makes herself up every morning"
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