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whip up
collapse
prepare or cook quickly or hastily
related words >
abduct
,
ad-lib
,
agitate
,
annoy
,
arouse
,
awake
,
awaken
,
beat
,
beat up
,
blow the coals
,
blow up
,
call forth
,
call up
,
carry off
,
churn
,
churn up
,
convulse
,
cook up
,
dash off
,
disarrange
,
discompose
,
disquiet
,
disturb
,
do offhand
,
enkindle
,
enrage
,
excite
,
extemporize
,
fake
,
fan
,
fan the fire
,
fan the flame
,
feed the fire
,
ferment
,
fire
,
flame
,
flurry
,
foment
,
frenzy
,
fret
,
heat
,
heat up
,
impassion
,
improvisate
,
improvise
,
incense
,
incite
,
inflame
,
infuriate
,
instigate
,
jury-rig
,
key up
,
kidnap
,
kindle
,
knock off
,
lash up
,
lather up
,
light the fuse
,
light up
,
madden
,
make up
,
move
,
nettle
,
overexcite
,
paddle
,
perturb
,
perturbate
,
pique
,
play by ear
,
provoke
,
put up to
,
rally
,
rile
,
ripple
,
roil
,
roughen
,
rouse
,
ruffle
,
rumple
,
scrap the plan
,
set astir
,
set fire to
,
set on
,
set on fire
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shanghai
,
sic on
,
steam up
,
stir
,
stir the blood
,
stir the embers
,
stir the feelings
,
stir up
,
strike off
,
summon up
,
swirl
,
throttle
,
throw off
,
throw together
,
tickle
,
toss off
,
toss out
,
trouble
,
turn on
,
upset
,
vamp
,
wake
,
wake up
,
waken
,
warm
,
warm the blood
,
whet
,
whip
,
whisk
,
whomp up
,
wing it
,
work into
,
work up
ad lib
collapse
without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
related words >
a beneplacito
,
a discretion
,
ad arbitrium
,
ad libitum
,
ad-libbing
,
al piacere
,
arrangement
,
at choice
,
at pleasure
,
at short notice
,
at sight
,
at will
,
be caught napping
,
be surprised
,
be taken unawares
,
be unprepared
,
by ear
,
caught napping
,
caught off balance
,
caught short
,
cook up
,
dash off
,
disqualification
,
do offhand
,
extemporaneous
,
extemporaneously
,
extemporaneousness
,
extemporarily
,
extemporariness
,
extemporary
,
extempore
,
extemporization
,
extemporize
,
extemporized
,
fake
,
go off half-cocked
,
haphazard
,
hasty
,
have no plan
,
impromptu
,
improvisate
,
improvisation
,
improvisatorial
,
improvise
,
improvised
,
improvision
,
improviso
,
incapability
,
incompetence
,
jury-rig
,
jury-rigged
,
knock off
,
lack of preparation
,
lash up
,
make up
,
makeshift
,
measure
,
nonpreparation
,
nonpreparedness
,
off the cuff
,
off the hip
,
off-the-cuff
,
offhand
,
on sight
,
out of hand
,
planlessness
,
play by ear
,
playing by ear
,
precipitate
,
pro tempore
,
rough-and-ready
,
scrap the plan
,
snap
,
stopgap
,
strike off
,
surprised
,
taken aback
,
taken by surprise
,
taken unawares
,
temporary arrangement
,
temporary measure
,
throw off
,
throw together
,
toss off
,
toss out
,
tripped up
,
unarranged
,
unbegun
,
unconcocted
,
uncontrived
,
undeliberated
,
undevised
,
unfitness
,
unfittedness
,
unforced
,
unhatched
,
unmade
,
unmanufactured
,
unorganized
,
unplanned
,
unpremeditated
,
unprepared
,
unpreparedness
,
unprimed
,
unqualification
,
unqualifiedness
,
unreadiness
,
unready
,
unrehearsed
,
unstudied
,
unsuitability
,
unsuitableness
,
unsuitedness
,
vamp
,
vulnerability
,
whip up
,
whomp up
,
wing it
,
without coercion
quip
collapse
related words >
Parthian shot
,
ad lib
,
aphorism
,
apophthegm
,
apothegm
,
back answer
,
barb
,
be merry with
,
bon mot
,
boutade
,
bright idea
,
bright thought
,
brilliant idea
,
caustic remark
,
cavil
,
chestnut
,
comeback
,
conceit
,
crack
,
crack a joke
,
crack wise
,
cut
,
cutting remark
,
dig
,
dodge
,
double entendre
,
drollery
,
dump
,
epigram
,
equivoque
,
facetiae
,
flash of wit
,
fleer
,
fleer at
,
flight of wit
,
flout
,
foolery
,
fun
,
gag
,
gibe
,
gibe at
,
gibing retort
,
happy thought
,
jab
,
jape
,
jeer
,
jest
,
jesuitism
,
joke
,
josh
,
kid
,
kid around
,
leg-pull
,
make a funny
,
make fun
,
make fun of
,
mock
,
mot
,
nasty crack
,
parting shot
,
persiflage
,
play of wit
,
play on words
,
pleasantry
,
poke fun at
,
pun
,
put-down
,
put-on
,
quibble
,
quiddity
,
quillet
,
quips and cranks
,
quirk
,
quodlibet
,
repartee
,
retort
,
ridicule
,
riposte
,
rude reproach
,
sally
,
scintillate
,
scintillation
,
scoff
,
scoff at
,
scurrility
,
short answer
,
shuffle
,
slam
,
slap
,
smart crack
,
smart saying
,
snappy comeback
,
sparkle
,
stroke of wit
,
swipe
,
taunt
,
turn of thought
,
twit
,
utter a mot
,
verbal thrust
,
wheeze
,
wisecrack
,
witticism
,
yak
unprepared
collapse
without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
related words >
a bit previous
,
ad-lib
,
advanced
,
airy
,
amateurish
,
asleep
,
careless
,
casual
,
caught napping
,
caught off balance
,
caught short
,
cursory
,
degage
,
disregardant
,
disregardful
,
dumbfounded
,
easygoing
,
extemporaneous
,
extemporized
,
far ahead
,
flippant
,
forgetful
,
forward
,
free and easy
,
goofing off
,
half-baked
,
half-cocked
,
haphazard
,
hasty
,
heedless
,
ill-considered
,
impromptu
,
improvised
,
impulsive
,
incautious
,
incomplete
,
inconsiderate
,
indifferent
,
inexpectant
,
insouciant
,
lazy
,
makeshift
,
napping
,
nodding
,
nonexpectant
,
not firm
,
oblivious
,
off-guard
,
offhand
,
overhasty
,
oversoon
,
perfunctory
,
precipitate
,
precocious
,
premature
,
previous
,
reckless
,
regardless
,
respectless
,
rough-and-ready
,
rushed
,
semiskilled
,
sleeping
,
snap
,
surprised
,
tactless
,
taken aback
,
taken by surprise
,
taken unawares
,
thoughtless
,
too early
,
too soon
,
tripped up
,
unaccomplished
,
unadmonished
,
unadvised
,
unalert
,
unanticipating
,
unanticipative
,
unarranged
,
unaware
,
unbegun
,
unbusinesslike
,
uncautious
,
uncoached
,
uncompleted
,
unconcocted
,
uncontrived
,
uncrystallized
,
undeliberated
,
undevised
,
undiplomatic
,
unendowed
,
unexpecting
,
unfinished
,
unforewarned
,
ungifted
,
unguarded
,
unguessing
,
unhatched
,
unheedful
,
unheeding
,
uninformed
,
uninitiated
,
unjelled
,
unmade
,
unmanufactured
,
unmatured
,
unmeditated
,
unmindful
,
unorganized
,
unplanned
,
unpolished
,
unpremeditated
,
unprimed
,
unprofessional
,
unready
,
unripe
,
unschooled
,
unskilled
,
unsolicitous
,
unstudied
,
unsuspecting
,
untactful
,
untalented
,
untaught
,
unthinking
,
untimely
,
untrained
,
untutored
,
unvigilant
,
unwarned
,
unwary
,
unwatchful
dash off
collapse
write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"
related words >
ad-lib
,
author
,
bat out
,
botch
,
bundle
,
bungle
,
bustle
,
cartoon
,
chalk
,
charcoal
,
chase
,
coauthor
,
collaborate
,
color
,
compose
,
cook up
,
copy
,
crayon
,
crosshatch
,
crowd
,
dash
,
dash on
,
daub
,
delineate
,
depict
,
design
,
diagram
,
dig out
,
do anyhow
,
do by halves
,
do carelessly
,
do offhand
,
doodle
,
double-time
,
draft
,
draw
,
editorialize
,
extemporize
,
fake
,
fake up
,
festinate
,
formulate
,
free-lance
,
fudge up
,
get going
,
get moving
,
ghost
,
ghostwrite
,
hasten
,
hasten off
,
hatch
,
hurry
,
hurry away
,
hurry on
,
hurry through
,
hurry up
,
hurry-scurry
,
hustle
,
improvisate
,
improvise
,
indite
,
jury-rig
,
knock off
,
knock out
,
knock together
,
lash up
,
leap
,
light out
,
limn
,
lose no time
,
make haste
,
make up
,
move quickly
,
nip
,
nip off
,
novelize
,
paint
,
paint a picture
,
pamphleteer
,
patch
,
patch together
,
patch up
,
pencil
,
picture
,
picturize
,
play by ear
,
plunge
,
portray
,
post
,
pound out
,
prepare
,
press on
,
produce
,
push on
,
race
,
rough out
,
roughcast
,
roughhew
,
run
,
rush
,
rush through
,
scamper
,
scamper off
,
scenarize
,
scramble
,
scrap the plan
,
scratch
,
scumble
,
scurry
,
scuttle
,
shade
,
sketch
,
skin out
,
slap up
,
spurt
,
stencil
,
strike off
,
tear
,
tear off
,
tear out
,
throw off
,
throw on paper
,
throw together
,
tint
,
toss off
,
toss out
,
toss together
,
trace
,
trifle with
,
vamp
,
whip off
,
whip up
,
whiz off
,
whomp up
,
wing it
,
write
unsuitability
collapse
the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose
related words >
Babbittry
,
aberrance
,
aberrancy
,
abnormality
,
ad lib
,
anomaly
,
bad taste
,
bourgeois taste
,
camp
,
campiness
,
criminality
,
delinquency
,
deviance
,
deviancy
,
disqualification
,
disrepair
,
dissatisfactoriness
,
extemporaneousness
,
falling short
,
functionlessness
,
futility
,
high camp
,
illegality
,
impoliticalness
,
impoliticness
,
improperness
,
impropriety
,
improvisation
,
inadequacy
,
inadequateness
,
inadmissibility
,
inadvisability
,
inapplicability
,
inappositeness
,
inappropriateness
,
inaptitude
,
inaptness
,
inauspiciousness
,
incapability
,
incompetence
,
incongruity
,
inconvenience
,
inconveniency
,
incorrectness
,
indecency
,
indecorousness
,
indecorum
,
indefensibility
,
indelicacy
,
inelegance
,
inelegancy
,
ineptitude
,
inexpedience
,
inexpediency
,
infelicity
,
infraction
,
inoperability
,
inoperativeness
,
inopportuneness
,
inopportunity
,
insufficiency
,
insufficientness
,
intempestivity
,
interruption
,
intolerability
,
intrusion
,
inutility
,
irrelevance
,
irrelevancy
,
kitsch
,
lack of preparation
,
lateness
,
low camp
,
maladjustment
,
mesalliance
,
misalliance
,
misjoinder
,
misjoining
,
mismatch
,
needlessness
,
none to spare
,
nonfulfillment
,
nonpreparation
,
nonpreparedness
,
nonsatisfaction
,
objectionability
,
otiosity
,
philistinism
,
planlessness
,
poor taste
,
pop
,
pop culture
,
prematurity
,
short supply
,
sinfulness
,
superfluousness
,
tastelessness
,
too late
,
too little
,
unacceptability
,
unaestheticism
,
unaestheticness
,
unbecomingness
,
uncongeniality
,
undesirability
,
unemployability
,
unfavorableness
,
unfitness
,
unfittedness
,
unfittingness
,
unfortunateness
,
unhelpfulness
,
unlawfulness
,
unmeetness
,
unnecessity
,
unpreparedness
,
unprofitability
,
unprofitableness
,
unpropitiousness
,
unqualification
,
unqualifiedness
,
unreadiness
,
unrighteousness
,
unripeness
,
unsatisfactoriness
,
unseasonableness
,
unseemliness
,
unserviceability
,
unsuitableness
,
unsuitedness
,
untenability
,
untimeliness
,
unusability
,
unwiseness
,
uselessness
,
violation
,
vulgar taste
,
vulgarism
,
vulgarity
,
vulgarness
,
vulnerability
,
wickedness
,
worthlessness
,
wrong
,
wrongfulness
,
wrongness
unready
collapse
not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
related words >
ad-lib
,
airy
,
arrested
,
asleep
,
back
,
backward
,
behindhand
,
belated
,
blocked
,
careless
,
casual
,
caught napping
,
caught off balance
,
caught short
,
cursory
,
degage
,
delayed
,
delayed-action
,
detained
,
disregardant
,
disregardful
,
easygoing
,
extemporaneous
,
extemporized
,
flippant
,
forgetful
,
free and easy
,
goofing off
,
haphazard
,
hasty
,
heedless
,
held up
,
hung up
,
ill-considered
,
ill-seasoned
,
ill-timed
,
impromptu
,
improper
,
improvised
,
in a bind
,
in abeyance
,
inappropriate
,
inauspicious
,
incautious
,
inconsiderate
,
inconvenient
,
indifferent
,
inexpectant
,
inexpedient
,
infelicitous
,
inopportune
,
insouciant
,
intempestive
,
intrusive
,
irrelevant
,
jammed
,
late
,
latish
,
lazy
,
makeshift
,
mal a propos
,
malapropos
,
mistimed
,
moratory
,
napping
,
never on time
,
nodding
,
nonexpectant
,
oblivious
,
obstructed
,
off base
,
off-guard
,
offhand
,
out of line
,
out of phase
,
out of time
,
overdue
,
perfunctory
,
precipitate
,
premature
,
reckless
,
regardless
,
respectless
,
retarded
,
rough-and-ready
,
sleeping
,
slow
,
snap
,
stopped
,
surprised
,
tactless
,
taken aback
,
taken by surprise
,
taken unawares
,
tardy
,
thoughtless
,
too late
,
too soon
,
tripped up
,
unadmonished
,
unadvised
,
unalert
,
unanticipating
,
unanticipative
,
unarranged
,
unaware
,
unbefitting
,
unbegun
,
uncautious
,
unconcocted
,
uncontrived
,
undeliberated
,
undevised
,
undiplomatic
,
unexpecting
,
unfavorable
,
unfit
,
unfitting
,
unforewarned
,
unfortunate
,
unguarded
,
unguessing
,
unhandy
,
unhappy
,
unhatched
,
unheedful
,
unheeding
,
uninformed
,
unlucky
,
unmade
,
unmanufactured
,
unmindful
,
unorganized
,
unplanned
,
unpremeditated
,
unprepared
,
unprimed
,
unpropitious
,
unpunctual
,
unripe
,
unseasonable
,
unsolicitous
,
unstudied
,
unsuitable
,
unsuspecting
,
untactful
,
unthinking
,
untimely
,
untoward
,
unvigilant
,
unwarned
,
unwary
,
unwatchful
,
wrong
vamp
collapse
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
an improvised musical accompaniment
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
act seductively with (someone)
piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting"
related words >
Aspasia
,
Circe
,
Delilah
,
Don Juan
,
Jezebel
,
Lorelei
,
Messalina
,
Parthenope
,
Phryne
,
Siren
,
Thais
,
Vorspiel
,
ad-lib
,
adventuress
,
allure
,
attract
,
becharm
,
beguile
,
bewitch
,
brighten up
,
brush up
,
cadenza
,
captivate
,
captive
,
carry away
,
cast a spell
,
catch
,
charm
,
charmer
,
concert overture
,
conquest
,
cook up
,
coquette
,
courtesan
,
curtain raiser
,
dash off
,
date
,
demimondaine
,
demimonde
,
demirep
,
descant
,
do offhand
,
do up
,
dramatic overture
,
draw on
,
enamor
,
enchant
,
enchanter
,
enchantress
,
endear
,
enrapture
,
enravish
,
enthrall
,
enticer
,
entrance
,
extempore
,
extemporize
,
fake
,
fascinate
,
femme fatale
,
fire brigade
,
fire department
,
fire fighter
,
fire warden
,
fire-chaser
,
fire-eater
,
fireman
,
fix
,
fix up
,
flirt
,
flourish
,
forest fire fighter
,
freshen
,
furbish
,
furbish up
,
gold
,
gold digger
,
harem girl
,
hetaera
,
hold in thrall
,
honey
,
hot lick
,
houri
,
hypnotize
,
impromptu
,
improvisate
,
improvisation
,
improvise
,
infatuate
,
inflame with love
,
interpolation
,
intrigue
,
introduction
,
inveigler
,
jury-rig
,
knock off
,
lash up
,
lick
,
make up
,
mesmerize
,
odalisque
,
operatic overture
,
overhaul
,
overture
,
patch
,
play by ear
,
polish
,
polish up
,
prelude
,
rebuild
,
recondition
,
reconstruct
,
refurbish
,
renovate
,
repair
,
retouch
,
revamp
,
revive
,
riff
,
rub up
,
scrap the plan
,
seduce
,
seducer
,
seductress
,
shine
,
siren
,
smokechaser
,
smokejumper
,
spell
,
spellbind
,
spruce
,
spruce up
,
steady
,
strike off
,
strumpet
,
sweet patootie
,
sweetheart
,
sweetie
,
tantalize
,
teaser
,
tempt
,
tempter
,
temptress
,
throw off
,
throw together
,
tone up
,
toss off
,
toss out
,
touch up
,
transport
,
vamp up
,
vampire
,
voluntary
,
volunteer fireman
,
whip up
,
whomp up
,
whore
,
wing it
,
witch
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