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makesomethingup(INVENT)B2toinventsomething, such as anexcuseor astory, often inordertodeceive: I made up anexcuseabout having tolookafter thekids. Mydadwas always really good at making upstories. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto say something not true in order to deceive - lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
- tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
- lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
- fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
- misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
- deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
See more results » - They made up anexcusenot to go to themeeting.
- She told usstoriesabout herfamily, but they were all made up.
- There was nofire- he made it all up.
- If you can'tthinkwhat to write, just make something up.
- I made up a few words about hisrolein thecompany.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLies, lying & hypocrisy - a pack of liesidiom
- artifice
- bad faith
- black is whiteidiom
- cakeism
- canard
- falsehood
- falsification
- feedsomeonea lineidiom
- fib
- fiction
- mistruth
- myth
- mythologically
- mythologize
- untruth
- venality
- weasel words
- white lie
- whopper
See more results » (PREPARE)toprepareorarrangesomething by putting different things together: Could you make up alistof all the things that need to be done? Heaskedthe man behind thecounterto make up aboxwith aselectionofchocolates. Themaidwill make upyourroomlater. fabricsspecializedtoproduceorpreparesomething fromcloth: We could use therestof thematerialto make up somecurtains. publishingspecializedIf you make up apage,book, ornewspaper, youarrangethetextandpicturesin theformin which they will beprinted. If you make up abedfor someone, you putsheetsandcoverson abedso that they have aplacetosleepinyourhome. UKIf you make up afire, youprepareit or put morewoodorcoalon it when it isburning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPreparing - batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- breaksomeonein
- bug-out bag
- build(someone/something)up
- cue
- dig
- gear(someone/something)up
- gearsomethingto/towardssomeone/something
- get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
- gird
- girdyourselfidiom
- lay
- prep
- preparation
- preset
- prime
- roll upyoursleevesidiom
- setsomethingup
- set the scene/stageidiom
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Creating and producing Publishing: printing & word processing Starting fires (COMPLETE)to make anamountof somethingcompleteorcorrect: I have £20,000 and I need £25,000 but myparentshavepromisedto make upthedifference. UKIsuspectwe were onlyinvitedto make upnumbers(= toprovideenoughpeople). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFilling and completing - backfill
- box ticking
- brick
- brick upsomething
- brim
- fill
- jam
- overcrowd
- overrun
- pack
- packsomething/somewhereout
- permeate
- pervade
- round
- stuffing
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- takesomethingup
- tank
- tank up
See more results » (REPLACE)toreduceorreplacesomething, usually anamountoftimeorwork, that has beenlost: We'rehopingto make uptimeon thereturnjourneyby notstoppingatnight. You'll have to make up theworkyoumissedwhile you were away. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFilling and completing - backfill
- box ticking
- brick
- brick upsomething
- brim
- fill
- jam
- overcrowd
- overrun
- pack
- packsomething/somewhereout
- permeate
- pervade
- round
- stuffing
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- takesomethingup
- tank
- tank up
See more results » makesomeone/somethingupto putmake-upon someone'sface, toimproveorchangeitsappearance: For themovie, they made him upasanIndian. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesBeauty treatments - aesthetic
- aesthetician
- beautician
- beauty
- beauty salon
- electrolysis
- exfoliate
- exfoliation
- eye mask
- fake tan
- filler
- French manicure
- nail art
- rasul
- sauna
- self-tan
- self-tanning
- sunbathe
- sunbed
- waxing
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: make upsomethingtoformaparticularthing,amount, ornumberas awhole: Caraccidentvictimsmake upalmostaquarterof the hospital'spatients. Thebookis made up of anumberof differentarticles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesComprising and consisting of - be
- compose
- composition
- compositional
- comprise
- consist insomething
- consist ofsomething
- constituent
- constitute
- constitution
- constitutive
- form
- from
- make
- multi-component
- of
make up(alsoUKmake it up)toforgivesomeone and befriendlywith them again after anargumentordisagreement: Theykissedandmade up, asusual. UKWe oftenquarrelbut we always make it upsoonafter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMaking & accepting apologies - afraid
- amends
- apologetically
- apologize
- atone forsomething
- atonement
- bury the hatchetidiom
- conciliatory
- crawl back (tosomeone)idiom
- excuse
- expiate
- forgive
- pardonable
- plead
- remission
- repent
- sink
- soz
- takesomethingback
- turn the other cheekidiom
See more results » make-upnoun[U](FOR FACE)A2colouredsubstancesused onyourfacetoimproveorchangeyourappearance: Iput ona littleeyemake-up. Shewearsa lot of make-up. - Minorskinimperfectionscan usually bedisguisedwith aspotof make-up.
- Who's doingyourmake-up for thewedding?
- With his make-up andstrangeclothes, helookedlike nothing onearth.
- Shefrittersso muchmoneyaway onexpensivemake-up.
- Ten-year-olds havestartedwearinglipstickand make-up inimitationof theoldergirls.
- Don'tcry, oryourmake-up willrun.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMake-up & skin care - aha
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- anti-wrinkle
- argan oil
- au naturel
- barefaced
- greasepaint
- liner
- lipsalve
- lipstick
- made up
- mascara
- mascaraed
- mask
- mattify
- mudpack
- slap
- sun cream
- suntan lotion
- warpaint
See more results » make-upnoun[U](PARTS)The make-up of something or someone is thecombinationof things thatformit: Theyarguethat themembershipof the Council does notreflecttheracialmake-up of thecity. Organizationalabilityis not one of the mostobviouspartsof his make-up. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesComprising and consisting of - be
- compose
- composition
- compositional
- comprise
- consist insomething
- consist ofsomething
- constituent
- constitute
- constitution
- constitutive
- form
- from
- make
- multi-component
- of
make up something| American Dictionarymake upsomething(FORM)(of anumberof things) toformsomething as awhole: Thebookis made up of several differentarticles. make upsomething(DO LATER)to do something at a differenttimebecause you cannot do it at theexpectedtime: Sheleftworkearly and made up thetimebystayinglate the nextday. make upsomething(PROVIDE)toprovidesomething,esp. anamountthatreachesatotal: We’re $5short, but I’ll make up thedifference. make upsomething(PREPARE)toprepareorarrangesomething by putting different things together: Could you make up alistof what we need at thesupermarket? Themaidwill make upyourroom(=cleanit). make upsomething(INVENT)toinventanexcuse, astory, etc., often inordertodeceive: I wastryingto make up a goodexcusefor being late. make up(BECOME FRIENDS)toforgivesomeone andbecomefriendsagain after anargumentordisagreement: Weargueallright, but we always make up beforelong. make up sth| Business Englishmake up sthtocombinewith otherpeopleor things toformatotalorgroup: Tuition makes up $154.7 million of the university's $389.5 millionbudget. Thecommitteeis made up ofdelegatesfrom 15 differentcountries. toreducethebadeffectof there not being enough of something: Inorderto make up thebudgetdeficitwe will have toincreasetaxation. Rent forindividualfamiliesisbasedontheirincome, withfederalmoneymaking up thedifference. make up a bill/invoiceI'll getoursalesdepartmentto make up aninvoicefor thegoods. make up the accountsTheaccountsmust be made up to adatenot more than sixmonthsbefore theannualgeneralmeeting. make up the time toworkextrahours, because you did notworkthefullamountoftimeearlier: I'm going tofinishearly today, and make up thetimetomorrow. the differentpeoplewho togetherformagroup, or the different things that something consists of: Changes inagediscriminationlegislationhaveaffectedboththe make-up oftheworkforceandbusinessingeneral. Theratingsystemisbasedoncomplexalgorithmsthatanalysethenutritionalmake-up of afooditemand thenassignit ascore. Examplesofmake something upmake something up The type andmake-upof the family differed from house to house and from street to street.From theCambridge English Corpus Other considerations included pay for additionalmake-upand rehearsal time as well as for participation in non-musical visual shtick.From theCambridge English Corpus These are structures that are inserted in sentences, but are argued not to be part of the syntacticmake-upof the host clause.From theCambridge English Corpus Amake-update for testing was arranged for participants who were absent or unable to participate on the regularly scheduled day of testing.From theCambridge English Corpus The problem is that no test has accounted for the quality of the oocyte whose geneticmake-upis paramount to reproductive outcome.From theCambridge English Corpus There is also a different rhythmicalmake-upto this sequence.From theCambridge English Corpus Thismake-upis shared with their children, who might also demonstrate emphasis on selected vocabulary categories for the same reason.From theCambridge English Corpus Everyday solidarity was a key part of theirmake-up.From theCambridge English Corpus Its internalmake-updirectly reflects the tripartite hierarchical structure we talked about in the previous section.From theCambridge English Corpus This allowed for many individuals to contribute to the geneticmake-upof the population.From theCambridge English Corpus The way we dress, ourmake-upand everything.From theCambridge English Corpus They originate as disguised substitutes for other words, but their playfulmake-updoes not make them in any way more innocent than their non-knock-knock equivalents.From theCambridge English Corpus The hypocritical smiles are cracking the overdonemake-upof its faces and facades held uneasily by feeble cardboard props.From theCambridge English Corpus In the same fashion, works on later discursive projects such as nationalism need to consider the contingent historical production of itsmake-up.From theCambridge English Corpus I move to consider why policemen, legal officials, journalists, and the watching public became so apparently obsessed withmake-upand its meanings.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |