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To make at

Make \Make\ (m[=a]k), v. i.

  1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.]

    A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.
    --Shak.

  2. To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.

    Note: Formerly, authors used to make on, to make forth, to make about; but these phrases are obsolete. We now say, to make at, to make away, to make for, to make off, to make toward, etc.

  3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.
    --M. Arnold.

    Follow after the things which make for peace.
    --Rom. xiv. 19.

    Considerations infinite Do make against it.
    --Shak.

  4. To increase; to augment; to accrue.

  5. To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Tennyson. To solace him some time, as I do when I make. --P. Plowman. To make as if, or To make as though, to pretend that; to make show that; to make believe (see under Make, v. t.). Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled. --Josh. viii. 15. My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me. --Latimer. To make at, to go toward hastily, or in a hostile manner; to attack. To make away with.

    1. To carry off.

    2. To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.

    3. To kill; to destroy. To make off, to go away suddenly. To make out, to succeed; to manage oneself; to be able at last; to make shift; as, he made out to reconcile the contending parties; after the earthquake they made out all right. (b) to engage in fond caresses; to hug and kiss; to neck; -- of courting couples or individuals (for individuals, used with with); as, they made out on a bench in the park; he was making out with the waitress in the kitchen [informal] To make up, to become reconciled or friendly. To make up for, to compensate for; to supply an equivalent for. To make up to.

      1. To approach; as, a suspicious boat made up to us.

      2. To pay addresses to; to make love to.

        To make up with, to become reconciled to. [Colloq.]

        To make with, to concur or agree with.
        --Hooker.

Usage examples of "to make at".

I'd like to make at least one Bedouin go through what I've been through.

These are very difficult to make at home but the commercially produced versions are quick and easy to use and the fragrance of the sticks does not alter when burned.

In exchange, it needed steam vessels, particularly for internal lakes and rivers, and other heavy industrial items either impossible or impractical to make at home.