gin up

verb5

1. •
   (US, informal) To generate, devise, or create.

   • Then I'll send out some tweets to help gin up the heat. — 2023
2. •
   (informal) To stir up, stimulate, enliven, incite.
3. •
   (informal) To exaggerate.
4. •
   (old-fashioned) To make drunk, especially on gin.

   • Harrison was pretty well ginned-up when his guests arrived and he had proffered drinks freely and hospitably ever since. — 1925
5. •
   (informal) To set up a snare.