make out

verb

1. detect with the senses"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
2. make out and issue"write out a check"
3. distinguish by sight or hearing"I cannot make out what this politician is saying"
4. proceed or get along"How is she doing in her new job?"
5. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
6. have sexual intercourse with"Adam knew Eve"
7. kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion"The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
8. write all the required information onto a form"fill out this questionnaire, please!"
9. imply or suggest"Your remarks make me out to be stupid"
10. try to establish"She made out that she knew nothing about the crime"