cooked-up

cook-up

C c

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo k uhp]
- /kʊk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo k uhp]
- /kʊk ʌp/

Definitions of cooked-up word

verb with object cooked-up to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. 1
verb with object cooked-up to subject (anything) to the application of heat. 1
verb with object cooked-up Slang. to ruin; spoil. 1
verb with object cooked-up Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to cook the expense figures. 1
verb without object cooked-up to prepare food by the use of heat. 1
verb without object cooked-up (of food) to undergo cooking. 1

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Origin of cooked-up

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English cok(e), Old English cōc (compare Old Norse kokkr, German Koch, Dutch kok) < Latin cocus, coquus, derivative of coquere to cook; akin to Greek péptein (see peptic); (v.) late Middle English coken, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Cooked-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cooked-up

cooked-up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for cooked-up

adj cooked-up

fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
untrue — not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.

All 75 Synonyms of cooked-up

Antonyms for cooked-up

adj cooked-up

real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
truthful — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
valid — sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason.

All 30 Antonyms of cooked-up

cooked-up

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Definitions of cooked-up word

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adj cooked-up

Antonyms for cooked-up

adj cooked-up

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