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cook up

1. Literally, to prepare food by cooking it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cook" and "up." Are you hungry? I can cook something up for you.

2. To devise something. In this usage, the phrase often has a negative connotation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cook" and "up." What ridiculous scheme has Sam cooked up now?

3. To plan to do something with someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cook" and "up." Have you been able to cook anything up with the boss yet? We really need to meet about this issue soon.

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cooked up

Forced, artificial, or contrived. The phrase is hyphenated when used before a noun. The dog ate your homework, huh? Now there's cooked-up excuse!

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cooked up

contrived. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) The whole thing seems so cooked up. What a cooked-up story! Of course, you don't believe it.

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cooked up

mod. contrived. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) The whole thing seems so cooked up.

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The court heard that Cooke had contacted the girl in April this year and was aware of her age.

Man who sent indecent photograph and explicit messages to girl is jailed

Two-time winners beside Cooke were Jack Bell, Roy Biancalana, Emil Esposito, Gary Hallberg, Bob Harris, Bill Ogden, Rick Ten Broeck and Felice Torza.

Cooke wins Illinois Open in a runaway

She was inspired to get into pageants by her firefighter father Phil Cooke, 47, who won the title Mr UK in 1996.

Miss England finalist and her mum charged after brawl in pub with third woman; Olivia Cooke, 21, and her mother Julia, 46, were arrested with a third woman, China Gold, following an incident in Kent

The department offered Cooke a variety of services, including visitation and family therapy, but the evidence showed that Cooke was difficult to engage and refused to participate in co-parenting sessions.

Reunification with mother was denied

Cooke was executive producer of Hillsong: Let Hope Rise and produced Billy Graham's Starting Over.

Media CEO Cooke joins ORU

Witnesses said while Ms Hamood was lying helpless on the floor, Cooke stood over her, shouting: "She's not really unconscious!

Racist attacker spared jail after victim makes plea for leniency

Chapter 3 moves on to consider Cooke's association with the Academy between 1752 and 1784 and the institution's development.

The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England: Benjamin Cooke and the Academy of Ancient Music

Cooke denied the incident to The Daily News Wednesday before turning herself in to police.

Jacqueline Kent Cooke Arrested For Assault

The Cooke family of companies includes global aquaculture divisions under Cooke Inc.

Cooke Aquaculture Completes Acquisition of Omega Protein in Deal Valued at USD 500m

Previously, Cooke was employed as the human resource partner to the chief operating officer, division presidents as well as global function leads at Life Technologies.

Neurocrine Biosciences elects Julie Cooke as chief people officer

And as a result, all parties agreed a move away from the Northeast was the best move for Cooke at this stage of his career.

Cooke heads out on loan to Seasiders

With the younger Cooke playing up front, the elder stayed back and traded deep shots with their opponents.

Father-son team grabs B doubles

In the book, Cooke uses three stories told by Jesus to explain that a person fulfills his or her godly purpose in life by showing love to others through some kind or generous act or deed.

Christian Author Reginald Cooke Says You Can Get Barred from Heaven for Doing Wrong and Also for Doing Nothing

One of the Cooke Brothers' shops in Rhondda | One of the Cooke Brothers' shops in Rhondda | Leighton Andrews with Jamie Rowland of the Bicycle Doctor Shop in Porth | Leighton Andrews with Jamie Rowland of the Bicycle Doctor Shop in Porth | George and Elizabeth Cooke's gravestone in Trealaw cemetery | George and Elizabeth Cooke's gravestone in Trealaw cemetery THESE fascinating pictures show how a Rhondda shop and local landmark looked 100 years ago.