cozy up

verb

cozied up; cozying up; cozies up

intransitive verb

: to attain or try to attain familiarity, friendship, or intimacy : ingratiate oneself

cozying up to the boss

Examples of cozy up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brandishing the 20-page manual provided to each participant, Mitchell implored attendees to master the arcane rules of American elections, work the polls and cozy up to — or, better yet, serve on — local election boards. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

Rock the day away on the front porch, enjoy views of the river from the back deck, or cozy up with a book in the library. — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026

The couple cozies up together in a bathtub in the video, which is directed by fashion photographer Mert Alas. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026

When punk finally came along, the movie talks about how Townshend, who totally dug the punk scene, tried to cozy up to Johnny Rotten and got nowhere. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cozy up

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