cook up
phrasal verb
cooked up; cooking up; cooks up
1
: to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly
I can cook up some hamburgers.
He cooked this whole meal up in less than 30 minutes.
2
: 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.
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When it was used as the signature tune of the 1969 Easy Rider movie, sales went crazy, and a global hit song resulted as the movie, TV and radio media assets cooked up a storm.
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Fruitcake cooks up a big reentry thanks to major sales – the biggest sales week for any holiday album in four years, and the largest sales week for a holiday album on vinyl in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
What Daniels and McLaurin have cooked up this season requires a spot on Emeril Lagasse’s menu.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The grill cooks up to six strips of bacon at a time or can be used for other microwavable foods like sausage.
—Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Fruitcake cooks up a big reentry thanks to major sales – the biggest sales week for any holiday album in four years, and the largest sales week for a holiday album on vinyl in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991).
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
What Daniels and McLaurin have cooked up this season requires a spot on Emeril Lagasse’s menu.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The grill cooks up to six strips of bacon at a time or can be used for other microwavable foods like sausage.
—Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Cook up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook%20up. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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