cobble up

verb

To hastily construct (something).

Meanings

verbcobble up (third-person singular simple present cobbles up, present participle cobbling up, simple past and past participle cobbled up)

present singular third person cobbles up · participle present cobbling up · participle past cobbled up · past cobbled up

  1. transitiveTo hastily construct (something).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbput together hastily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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