English Explanatory Dictionary

make way

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make progress.
  2. To progress through the water.
  3. To give place or step aside.
intj
  1. An instruction for someone to get out of the way, usually because the speaker is carrying something and needs a clear pathway.

Word forms

make way makes way making way made way

Etymology

Originally nautical.

Synonyms

give place give way

Related words

under way make headway
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