manufacturing

noun

1. the making of goods and articles by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor
2. anything so made; manufactured product
3. the making of something in any way, esp. when regarded as merely mechanical

transitive verb manufactured, manufacturing

1. to make by hand or, esp., by machinery, often on a large scale and with division of labor
2. to work (wool, steel, etc.) into usable form
3. to produce (art, literature, etc.) in a way regarded as mechanical and uninspired
4. to make up (excuses, evidence, etc.); invent; fabricate; concoct