cook up

phrasal verb

cooked up; cooking up; cooks up

: to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly

I can cook up some hamburgers.

He cooked this whole meal up in less than 30 minutes.

: to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation

They cooked up a scheme to fool their neighbor.

You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.

Examples of cook up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the latter is being utilized to cook up steaks, branzino, zucchini, and eggplant, among other plates. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 June 2024 Why Princess Kate conspiracy theories are circulating People online have started cooking up theories surrounding Middleton's public absence. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 Some of the prepared menu items were also cooked up for Kentuckians, leaning into the state's reputation for bourbon. —

Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024 Michelle Yeoh to Reprise Role from 'Star Trek: Discovery' in New 'Star Trek' Movie: 'Dream Come True' On Discovery, Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) cooked up a creative solution for getting rid of the giant Breen dreadnought ship that loomed nearby. —

Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cook up

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