make up
phrasal verbmake up | make yourself/somebody up
- to put powder, lipstick, etc. on your/somebody’s face to make it more attractive or to prepare for an appearance in the theatre, on television, etc. related noun make-up (1)Oxford Collocations DictionaryMake up is used with these nouns as the object:
- bed
- code
- core
- …
make something up
- to form something synonym constitute
- Women make up 56 per cent of the student numbers.
- be made up of something The course is made up of 12 two-hour sessions.
- to put something together from several different things related noun make-up
- to invent a story, etc., especially in order to trick or entertain somebody
- He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick.
- I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along.
- You made that up!
- to complete a number or an amount required
- We need one more person to make up a team.
- to replace something that has been lost; to compensate for something
- Can I leave early this afternoon and make up the time tomorrow?
- to prepare a medicine by mixing different things together
- to prepare a bed for use; to create a temporary bed
- We made up the bed in the spare room.
- They made up a bed for me on the sofa.
- (especially North American English) to clean a hotel room and make the bed
- The maid asked if she could make up the room.
- They had forgotten to make up the room.
make up (with somebody)
(British English also make it up)
- to end an argument with somebody and become friends again
- Why don't you two kiss and make up?
- Has he made it up with her yet?
- Have they made it up yet?