make out

(HAVE SEX) US informal — phrasal verb with make

/meɪk/ verb (made, made)

Definition

› to kiss and touch in a sexual way, or to succeed in having sex with someone: Boys at that age are only interested in making out with girls.Sexual intercourse

(Definition of make out (HAVE SEX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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make noun
make of sth/sb phrasal verb
make off phrasal verb
make off with sth phrasal verb
make or break sth idiom
make out phrasal verb (HAVE SEX)
make out phrasal verb (SUCCEED)
make out sth phrasal verb
make representations/a representation to sb/sth idiom
make sb look small idiom
make sb sweat idiom

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