If you think something up, for example an idea or plan, you invent it using mental effort. Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money `Where do you get that idea about the piano?' --- `Well, I just thought it up.'
devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
thought up
Turkish pronunciation
thôt ʌp
Pronunciation
/ˈᴛʜôt ˈəp/ /ˈθɔːt ˈʌp/
Etymology
[ 'thi[ng]k ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongEre to know; more at THANKS.