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make out of

make out of verb: to construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).

Verb

make out of (third-person singular simple present makes out of, present participle making out of, simple past and past participle made out of)

  1. To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).
    • I'll make a quilt out of your mother's old shirts.

Forms of make out of

third-person singular presentmakes out of
present participlemaking out of
past participlemade out of
pastmade out of

Questions about make out of

What does make out of mean?
Make out of means to construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).
What part of speech is make out of?
Make out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make out of?
The past tense of make out of is made out of.

Words near make out of in the dictionary

  1. make oneself clear
  2. make oneself scarce
  3. make or break
  4. make out
  5. make out like a bandit
  6. make out of
  7. make out with
  8. make over
  9. make peace
  10. make pigs and whistles of
  11. make position

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