rustle up

verb

To forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.

“I'll see if I can rustle up a meal before the guests start arriving in 30 minutes.”

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Meanings

verbrustle up (third-person singular simple present rustles up, present participle rustling up, simple past and past participle rustled up)

present singular third person rustles up · participle present rustling up · participle past rustled up · past rustled up

  1. idiomaticTo forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.

    I'll see if I can rustle up a meal before the guests start arriving in 30 minutes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rustlescrape togetherscrimp togetherwhip upwhomp up

Translations

Dutch in elkaar flansen
  • in elkaar flansenquickly prepare
French préparer vite fait
  • préparer vite faitquickly prepare
Polish skołować, kombinować
  • skołowaćquickly prepare
  • kombinowaćquickly prepare
  • skombinowaćquickly prepare
Spanish preparar, conseguir
  • prepararquickly prepare
  • conseguirquickly prepare
  • improvisarquickly prepare
Cite this entry
APA

rustle up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustle%20up

MLA

“rustle up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustle%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rustle up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rustle%20up.

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