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1. make... up p.v. When you invent a story to entertain or fool people, youmakethe storyup. When you invent a lie to deceive people, youmake the lieup.
My son asked me tomake up a story about monsters.
Hank told his boss he was late for work because he had to go to the doctor, but he just made that excuseup.
made-up part.adj. When a story is invented or fictional, it ismade-up.There's no truth to any of this — it's just amade-up story.
2. make up (of) p.v. [often passive] When people or thingsmake up a larger thing, they together form that larger thing. When a larger thing ismade up of people or things, they together form that larger thing.
Children under fifteenmake up 50 percent of the population.
An airplane ismade up of thousands of parts.
3. make... up p.v. When youmake up your mind,make up your mind about something, ormake up your mind about doing something, you decide which choice to make or which action to take.
/ like both the blue dress and the red dress. I can'tmake up my mind.
My daughter still hasn'tmade up her mind about which college to attend.
Marshamade her mindup about quitting her job and joining the Navy.
made up part.adj. After youmake up your mind ormake up your mind to do something, your mind ismade up.
Don't waste your time talking to Tom about it — his mind ismade up.
4. make... up p.v. When you have an amount of money that is not enough for a certain requirement and you add more money so that it will be enough, youmake upthe difference between the amount you have and the amount you need.
The cashier was supposed to have $755 at the end of her shift, but she had only $735, so she had tomake the shortageup with her own money.
I didn't have enough saved to pay for college, but my Uncle Fredmade upthe difference.
5. make... up p.v. When you do something that you were required to do earlier but did not, such as attend a class, take a test, or complete a homework assignment, you make itup.
Karen asked the teacher aboutmaking up the test that she missed.
The teacher told her she couldmake itup tomorrow after school.
6. make... up p.v. [the noun and adjectives derived from this verb are much more commonly used than the verb itself] When youmake yourselfup, you put lipstick, eye shadow, and so on, on your face.
Shemade herself up and went to the party.
make-up n. Make-up is cosmetics: lipstick, mascara, and soon. Heather's father thinks she wears too muchmake-up.
made-up part.adj. After people have put onmake-up, they aremade-up.
Did you see Lydia? She's really beautiful when she's allmade-up.
7. make up (with) p.v. When two peoplemake up ormake up with each other, they end an argument and resume friendly relations.
Sally and Jim had a big fight, but theymade up the next day. Mr. Baker said he won'tmake up with his wife until she apologizes.
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1. stay out p.v. When youstay out, you do not return to your house.
Do you let your kidsstay out past 7:00?
Istayed out late last night, and I'm really exhausted.
2. stay out (of) p.v. When youstay out of a place, you do not go inside it.
Your father's busy cooking dinner, sostay out of the kitchen.
You can't come in here.Stay out!
3. stay out (of) p.v. When youstay out of a situation, such as an argument, fight, battle, or war, you do not get involved in it.
This fight doesn't involve you, sostay out.
Jake hasstayed out of trouble since he left prison.