dream up

Definition of Dream Up in English :

devise or invent

Example Sentences:
'He thought up a plan to get rich quickly'
'no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dream Up

verb

(tr, adverb)

to invent by ingenuity and imagination

to dream up an excuse for leaving

Informal

to conceive of or devise, as by giving free rein to the imagination

n.

1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

2. A daydream; a reverie.

3. A state of abstraction; a trance: wandering around in a dream.

4. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration: a dream of owning their own business.

5. A wild fancy or unrealistic hope: He knew that playing for a professional team was only a dream.

6. Informal One that is exceptionally gratifying, excellent, or beautiful: Her boyfriend is a dream.

v. dreamed or dreamt (drĕmt), dream·ing, dreams

v.intr.

1. To experience a dream in sleep: dreamed of meeting an old friend.

2. To daydream: sat there dreaming during class.

3. To have a deep aspiration or hope: dreaming of a world at peace.

4. To regard something as feasible or practical: I wouldn't dream of skiing on icy slopes.

v.tr.

1. To experience a dream of while asleep: Did it storm last night, or did I dream it?

2. To conceive as possible; imagine: We never dreamed it would snow so much.

3. To have as an aspiration or hope: She dreams that she will become a pilot.

4. To pass (time) idly or in reverie.