make out

verbs

detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart
make out and issue
"write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
cut, issue, make out, write out
comprehend
"I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
make out
is a type of (narrower)
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
"She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
understand
proceed or get along
"How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
come, do, fare, get along, make out
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage
have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
"The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
make out, neck
write all the required information onto a form
"fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form"
complete, fill in, fill out, make out
imply or suggest
"Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
make out
is a type of (narrower)
imply as a possibility
"The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
intimate, suggest
try to establish
"She made out that she know nothing about the crime"
make out
is a type of (narrower)
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
"He claimed that he killed the burglar"
claim