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cook up

The correct spelling is cook up.

How to pronounce cook up

verb

Say it like: Coo-k u-p

The correct spelling is cook up. (of food or chemical substances) To prepare by cooking or heating. For example: "Let me cook up some eggs and bacon before you go."

Usage Examples

Let me cook up some eggs and bacon before you go.

He really cooked up a good one this time, something about an airline disaster.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.(of food or chemical substances) To prepare by cooking or heating.
  2. 2.To manufacture; to invent (something, often a deceit or falsehood).
  3. 3.To prepare a heroin dose by heating.
  4. 4.To manufacture a significant amount of illegal drugs (LSD, meth, etc.)

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