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.

Examples of cook up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Country Strong actress then proceeded to cook up a storm. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025

The tight-fitting lid keeps dishes warm and easy to transport while also doubling as a grill pan to cook up sausages, paninis, and more eats on the fly. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025

Trisha is still cooking up a storm, of course, especially around the holidays. —Sid Evans, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025

Mitzvah Kitchen co-director Nechama Harlig took CBS News Miami into the Mitzvah Kitchen to cook up some delicious potato pancakes. —Najahe Sherman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for cook up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup