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cook up
cook up
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
prepare meal quickly:
to prepare or improvise a meal quickly
2.
invent:
to invent something untrue or dishonest such as an excuse
(
informal
)
3.
drugs
(
slang
)
Same as
cookv
(sense 7)
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