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to cook up
01
to make up something that is not true, like a story or excuse
Transitive: to cook up a story or excuse
Examples
He tried to cook up an excuse for being late to the meeting.
02
to prepare food quickly, often in an informal or creative manner
Transitive: to cook up food
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
cook
Present tense
cook up
3rd person singular
cooks up
Present participle
cooking up
Past simple
cooked up
Past participle
cooked up
Examples
She cooked up a quick dinner after a long day at work.
