■ whip up

■ whip up
■ whip up
v. t. + avv.
1 (cucina) frullare, montare, sbattere (uova, ecc.)
2 incitare (un cavallo, ecc.) con la frusta
3 afferrare; sollevare; prendere su (q. o qc.) in tutta fretta (fam.): She whipped up her baby and ran away, prese su il bambino e scappò via
4 (fig.) eccitare, montare la testa a (una folla, ecc.)
5 (fam.) stimolare, suscitare (interesse in qc., ecc.)
6 (fam.) improvvisare, preparare su due piedi, combinare (un piano, un pasto, ecc.); organizzare, mettere insieme alla svelta (una festa, uno spettacolo, ecc.): to whip up a dinner, improvvisare una cena.

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