Talk:make to

RFV discussion: July 2015–February 2016
I stumbled across make to ("to close or shut" something) and thought I'd find which dialect it is specific to, but I can't find any uses of it at all. Given the example sentence, I'd have thought "make the door do" should come up with something, but it produces nothing relevant. I also tried it with "lid" and "window", neither came up with anything. WurdSnatcher (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * This is a usage often heard in the US South for "closing" a door = make ( the door ) to. Sometimes also "push" it to. Perhaps this should be at ? Leasnam (talk) 17:02, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * MWOnline has 7 definitions for to; AHD has 5; Wiktionary has 3. DCDuring TALK 17:29, 13 July 2015 (UTC)


 * I've heard "pull the door to" (i.e. closed). Equinox ◑ 13:11, 14 July 2015 (UTC)


 * AFAICT to occurs adverbially after collocations of the form pull|push|slide|slam [determiner] window|door|shutter|hatch. Make is a not-very-common occupant of the push|pull|slide slot.
 * A (real) usage example is: Once inside I eased the door to and made my way down the steep stairs.
 * IOW, even if attested, make to should be RfDed. DCDuring TALK 15:21, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
 * We have an entry for make fast. Is there some subtle distinction I am missing?  We could also add the meaning to make off, in the sense of make an end such as "make off the rope" meaning to tie off the rope.  None of these are SOP.  Possibly they are all some specific meaning of make, but none of our entries seem to fit. "To arrive at a destination" seems to be the closest. Spinning Spark  13:41, 14 October 2015 (UTC)


 * RFV failed: no citations provided. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 01:49, 24 February 2016 (UTC)