definition of
makeup

[1] #1 makeup n. [make-up, war paint] cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance. wn

[2] #2 makeup n. [make-up] an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later". wn

[3] #3 makeup n. [constitution, composition, physical composition, make-up] the way in which someone or something is composed. wn