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to cook up
[phrase form: cook]
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
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
cook up
3rd person singular
cooks up
Past simple
cooked up
Past participle
cooked up
Examples
She cooked up a quick dinner after a long day at work.
