definition of
make out

[1] #1 make out v. 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". wn

[2] #2 make out v. make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me". wn

[3] #3 make out v. comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying". wn

[4] #4 make out v. 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". wn

[5] #5 make out v. come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day". wn