the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
behave in a certain way; "make merry"
give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
add up to; "four and four make eight"
be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth"
arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes"
get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"