Make
Make verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: I make that to be about six feet long
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The writers put in a joke (almost always a pun), but never make or put in a Punch Line or explicit statement, hiding it in the set up of the joke.
Source: Stealth Pun -
What does act like cards is the orb-drawing mechanic, which lets you 'draw' an orb for every attack you make and put it into your hand, which can then be used to pay for one of your 'card' abilities.
Source: Fight Like a Card Player - He then put on extensive make-up & a different set of clothes in order to go on a date with a girl he had a crush on before he died.
Source: Series / Teen Angel
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Put and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/put
Make & Put. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/put>.
Put or Make. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/put.
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