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Make up

make up

make up a joint

To assemble and join parts to form a complete unit (for example, to make up a string of drill pipe).
To screw together two threaded pieces. Compare break out.
To mix or prepare (for example, to make up a tank of mud).
To compensate for (for example, to make up for lost time).