Cook Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The children attempted to cook up a batch of homemade pancakes for breakfast.
- She spent all morning in the kitchen to cook up the perfect holiday meal.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients to cook up the required sauce.
- Her grandmother used to cook up homemade remedies from all sorts of herbs and spices.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies prompted Emma to cook up a similar treat in her oven.
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Meaning 2
Concoct something artificial or untrue.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.