Meaning

• To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee.

  "Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company."

• To send out.

• To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.

  "In the distance, I could just make out a shadowy figure."

• To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).

  "Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?"

• To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.

  "His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy."

• To embrace and kiss passionately.

  "We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private."

• To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.