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hook up

1. hook [sense 7]

2. phrasal verb

When someone hooks up a computer or other electronic machine, they connect it to other similar machines or to a central power supply.

...technicians who hook up computer systems and networks. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

He brought it down, hooked it up, and we got the generator going. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

...if the machine is hooked up to an apartment's central wiring system. [be V-ed P + to]

[Also V n P to n]

3. reciprocal phrasal verb

If one person, especially a musician, hooks up with another, the two people start working with each other. You can also say that two people hook up.

Getting hooked up with an NBA team is usually about being in the right place at theright time. [VERB PARTICLE with noun]

Seeing as how we got on so well together, it just seemed natural that we should hookup. [plural-noun VERB PARTICLE]

See full dictionary entry for hook

hook-up

also hookup

Word forms: plural hook-ups

1. countable noun

A hook-up is a connection between two places, systems, or pieces of equipment.

Water and electric hook-ups are available and facilities are good.

2. countable noun

A hook-up is an occasion when people meet, communicate, or work together.

[informal]

Her next project was a hook-up with producer Mark Ronson.

3. countable noun

A hook-up is a short and casual sexual relationship.

[informal]

This relationship was more than just a drunken hook-up.

hook-up in British English

noun

the contact of an aircraft in flight with the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft

an alliance or relationship, esp an unlikely one, between people, countries, etc

the linking of broadcasting equipment or stations to transmit a special programme

4. slang

a person, esp a stranger or recent acquaintance, with whom one has casual, unplanned sex

an instance of having casual, unplanned sex with a person, esp a stranger or recent acquaintance

verb hook up (adverb)

to connect (two or more people or things)

6. (often foll by with) slang

to get married (to)

7. (often foll by with) slang

to have casual, unplanned sex

hook up in American English

to connect or attach with a hook or hooks

to arrange and connect the parts of (a radio, etc.)

3. US, Informal

to come or bring into a relationship with another, as partner, associate, spouse, etc.

See full dictionary entry for hook

Examples of 'hook-up' in a sentence
hook-up

She swung the hook up into the shed first, using it to pull the rest of her body up.Using a marine VHF handi-talkie, Scott-Hughes coordinated the hook-up.

Chinese translation of 'hook up'

hook up

vt

(Rad) 联(聯)机(機) (liánjī)

See hook

Nearby words of
hook up

hood
hoof
hook
hook up
hooligan
hoop
hooray

单词	hook up
释义	Trends of hook up View usage for: hook up 1. hook [sense 7] 2. phrasal verb When someone hooks up a computer or other electronic machine, they connect it to other similar machines or to a central power supply. ...technicians who hook up computer systems and networks. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He brought it down, hooked it up, and we got the generator going. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...if the machine is hooked up to an apartment's central wiring system. [be V-ed P + to] [Also V n P to n] 3. reciprocal phrasal verb If one person, especially a musician, hooks up with another, the two people start working with each other. You can also say that two people hook up. Getting hooked up with an NBA team is usually about being in the right place at theright time. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] Seeing as how we got on so well together, it just seemed natural that we should hookup. [plural-noun VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for hook hook-up also hookup Word forms: plural hook-ups 1. countable noun A hook-up is a connection between two places, systems, or pieces of equipment. Water and electric hook-ups are available and facilities are good. 2. countable noun A hook-up is an occasion when people meet, communicate, or work together. [informal] Her next project was a hook-up with producer Mark Ronson. 3. countable noun A hook-up is a short and casual sexual relationship. [informal] This relationship was more than just a drunken hook-up. hook-up in British English noun 1. the contact of an aircraft in flight with the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft 2. an alliance or relationship, esp an unlikely one, between people, countries, etc 3. the linking of broadcasting equipment or stations to transmit a special programme 4. slang a. a person, esp a stranger or recent acquaintance, with whom one has casual, unplanned sex b. an instance of having casual, unplanned sex with a person, esp a stranger or recent acquaintance verb hook up (adverb) 5. to connect (two or more people or things) 6. (often foll by with) slang to get married (to) 7. (often foll by with) slang to have casual, unplanned sex hook up in American English 1. to connect or attach with a hook or hooks 2. to arrange and connect the parts of (a radio, etc.) 3. US, Informal to come or bring into a relationship with another, as partner, associate, spouse, etc. See full dictionary entry for hook Examples of 'hook-up' in a sentence hook-up She swung the hook up into the shed first, using it to pull the rest of her body up. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001) Using a marine VHF handi-talkie, Scott-Hughes coordinated the hook-up. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT Chinese translation of 'hook up' hook up vt (Rad) 联(聯)机(機) (liánjī) See hook Nearby words of hook up hood hoof hook hook up hooligan hoop hooray
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