1make way
To make progress.
He was starting to make his way in the world.
2make way
To progress through the water .
3make way
To give place or step aside.
4make way
an instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.
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Nearby phrases
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make timemake timemake timemake tracksmake tracksmake upmake upmake upmake upmake upmake up one's mindmake up the numbersmake wavesmake wavesMake Wavesmake your head spinMake Your Mouth Watermake yourself at homemake yourself prettymake yourselves at homemany hands make light workMore than One Way to Skin a Catmore than one way to skin a catmy way or the highwayno matter how flat you make a pancake, …no wayno way in sam hellno way jose (pronounced 'hoe-say')no way!on the make
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