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cook up

2 syllables

Quick answer

As a verb, cook up means prepare or cook by mixing ingredients.

Meanings of cook up

2 meanings

verb

Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
“concoct a strange mixture”
Similar: concoct
Concoct something artificial or untrue
“vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting”
Similar: fabricate, manufacture, make up, invent, vamp, vamp up

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verb: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

verb: concoct something artificial or untrue

fabricate manufacture make up invent vamp vamp up

Nearby words

convulsion convulsive cony coo cooing cook cookbook cooked cooker cookery cookie cooking