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

And, here’s how Chef Bill Zito, Panthers general manager, cooked up another Stanley Cup-winning roster. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025

The writers are in the room cooking up what’s next for the Miller family before Austin has another growth spurt. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 June 2025

The residence also comes equipped with a full kitchen so you’re all set to cook up your favorite meals without missing a beat. —Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 June 2025

Smith and Jacobs’ viral 2024 TikTok collaboration saw her riffing on her signature from-scratch recipe series to cook up a red Tote Bag. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 May 2025

Rhymes for cook up

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