Overview of noun make-do

The noun make-do has 1 sense

• makeshift, stopgap, make-do -- (something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency)

Overview of verb make-do

The verb make do has 1 sense

• cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day")