Creating or Making: English Vocabulary List

to come up with a creative idea, plan, or solution

"She dreams up new invention ideas."

"The children dreamed up an elaborate plan to sneak cookies from the kitchen while their parents were sleeping."

to actively gather and engage individuals by generating interest or excitement through promotion or persuasion

"Drum up support for the charity."

"The salesman tried to drum up more business by offering a special discount to new customers who signed up today."

to form a group, typically to confront, hurt, or oppose a particular individual or group

"The kids gang up on the newcomer."

"The older children ganged up on the smaller kid and took his lunch money while the teacher was not looking."

to form a line or queue, often with a specific order, while waiting for something

"Queue up for the concert tickets."

"The fans began to queue up outside the stadium hours before the concert was scheduled to start."

to hastily create a meal, typically using whatever ingredients are available

"Rustle up some dinner quickly please."

"The chef managed to rustle up a delicious meal from the few ingredients that were left in the refrigerator."

to bring forth a memory or image, causing one to remember or think about something

"She summoned up her courage finally."

"He tried to summon up the courage to ask his boss for a raise but he was too nervous to speak."

to generate ideas or concepts, often in a creative manner

"Think up a new game."

"The marketing team had to think up an innovative campaign to capture the attention of younger audiences."

to invent typically false or exaggerated information in order to create a false idea about someone or something

"They trump up false charges against him."

"The corrupt police officer tried to trump up false charges against the innocent man to make himself look good to his boss."

to bring forth something, often from the realm of imagination, as if by enchantment

"The magician conjured up a rabbit."

"The talented chef could conjure up a delicious and complex meal from just a few simple ingredients."

to create a plan, document, or written agreement, often in a formal or official context

"We will draw up plans."

"The legal team will draw up a comprehensive contract outlining all the terms and conditions of the proposed merger."

to make something quickly and easily, often without much care or effort

"They will knock up a table."

"He managed to knock up a basic presentation in just a few hours before the meeting."

to stand in a line or row extending in a single direction

"Line up outside the classroom."

"The students were asked to line up outside the classroom before the teacher opened the door."

to create a false or fictional story or information

"She will make up."

"He was accused of fabricating evidence, but he claimed he only made up a story."

to begin to exist very quickly

"New shops spring up."

"Following the city's redevelopment, new businesses began to spring up in the revitalized downtown area."

to make food very quickly

"She whipped up a quick meal."

"The experienced cook can whip up a delicious meal in under thirty minutes using simple ingredients from the pantry."

to gradually but consistently strive to achieve something or make something happen

"Work up a plan."

"Through diligent effort, she managed to work up a successful business from a small idea into a thriving enterprise."