Usually means: Head towards; contribute to result.
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  1. make for: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. make for: Merriam-Webster
  3. make for, make for: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. make for: Collins English Dictionary
  5. make for: Vocabulary.com
  6. make for: Wiktionary
  7. make for: Dictionary.com
  8. make for: Rhymezone
  9. make for: Phrasal Verb Page
  10. make for: FreeDictionary.org
  11. make for: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. make for: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. make for: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (make for)

verb:  (idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.
verb:  (idiomatic) To tend to produce or result in.
verb:  (idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, for.

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