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Difference between Make a face and Make face

make a face

1. show one’s dislike or disgust by one’s facial expression:

  • Every time I mentioned taking a swim in the lake Jack made a face.

2. sketch, draw, or model a face:

  • After you’ve played with the controls a bit, and you’ve made a face that you’re happy with, type in a name for the face.

make face—(arch.) offer resistance:

  • Bonaparte was yet in strength to make face against the united armies of the remainder of Europe.

See also: do faces / make faces.