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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The steakhouse also caters events, and Zamacona says he’s cooked up to 850 filets of steak for a single party.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
In 1944, Stalin cooked up the Order of Maternal Glory to repopulate postwar Russia.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
Shariff had just finished cooking up some seafood, an annual Easter tradition celebrated by the family, with Shariff making red snapper, Milicent told the Daily News.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Plus everything else to know about cooking up, serving, and storing a pot of this tasty carb.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
In 1944, Stalin cooked up the Order of Maternal Glory to repopulate postwar Russia.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
Shariff had just finished cooking up some seafood, an annual Easter tradition celebrated by the family, with Shariff making red snapper, Milicent told the Daily News.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Plus everything else to know about cooking up, serving, and storing a pot of this tasty carb.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cook up
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“Cook up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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