Invent, concoct, as in Count on her to dream up some explanation for her absence. This expression replaced the somewhat earlier
dream out. [c. 1940]
dream up
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
devise or invent
Synonyms: think up, think of, hatch, concoct
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- Awakening (dream symbols)
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- The Man Who Thought Life (1969 Science Fiction Film)
- pipe (Idiom)
- Kaiser, Henry J. (Quotes By)
- La Monaca Nel Peccato (1986 Film)
- Gross Out (1991 Comedy Film)
- Unsettled Land (1987 Drama Film)
- Mac is a Serial Killer: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Episode) (2007 TV Episode)
- I'm Not That Guy: How I Met Your Mother (TV Episode) (2007 TV Episode)
- Yarn (dream symbols)
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