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make out

/meɪk æɔt/
verb

  1. 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."

  2. To send out.

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

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

Synonymsmake do, descry, detect, hug, squeeze, cop a feel

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