hookup
1 of 2noun
hook·up ˈhu̇k-ˌəp 
1
: a state of cooperation or alliance
2
: an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (such as radio transmission)
also : the plan of such an assemblage
3
: an arrangement of mechanical parts
also : connection
a campsite with electric, water, and sewer hookups
4
: an act or an instance of hooking up
especially : a casual sexual encounter
hook up
2 of 2verb
hooked up; hooking up; hooks up
intransitive verb
: to become associated especially in a working, social, or sexual relationship
Synonyms
Noun
- affiliation
- alliance
- association
- collaboration
- confederation
- connection
- cooperation
- liaison
- linkup
- partnership
- relation
- relationship
- tie-up
- union
Verb
- associate
- chum
- company
- consociate
- consort
- fraternize
- hang (around or out)
- hobnob
- mess around
- pal (around)
- run
- sort
- travel
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun The interview will be broadcast through a satellite hookup. The cabin has electric and water hookups. Verb former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
Recent Examples on the Web
Louise Perry, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Gas dryers will require a gas line hookup, naturally, and electric dryers need a 208-volt connection. Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2022 That means finding a hookup for Noah's mopey best friend Howie (Yang), and all signs are pointing to a cute doctor named Charlie (Scully). Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022 Take advantage of the park’s 30-amp full hookup, water-only and primitive campsites; screened shelters; cabin; and group facilities. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron, 29 May 2022 For their final week at Erin’s home, Noah is determined to get Howie to lean into the hookup culture that the area invites. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 2 June 2022 Another consumer favorite, the litter box installs easily in your bathroom or laundry room, using a cold-water hookup and a drain to flush the waste – no plumber necessary. Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 Experts project there will be 35 million EVs will be on the road by 2030, and even with most only requiring an occasional hookup, the need for public chargers in the coming years will swell exponentially. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 An early bird window is open through Friday for current tent reservation holders to rent any available cabin or electric or full-hookup site during the same week as their tent reservations. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2022 See More
Noun
In the West, hookup culture is normative among adolescents and young adults. Louise Perry, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Gas dryers will require a gas line hookup, naturally, and electric dryers need a 208-volt connection. Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2022 That means finding a hookup for Noah's mopey best friend Howie (Yang), and all signs are pointing to a cute doctor named Charlie (Scully). Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022 Take advantage of the park’s 30-amp full hookup, water-only and primitive campsites; screened shelters; cabin; and group facilities. Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron, 29 May 2022 For their final week at Erin’s home, Noah is determined to get Howie to lean into the hookup culture that the area invites. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 2 June 2022 Another consumer favorite, the litter box installs easily in your bathroom or laundry room, using a cold-water hookup and a drain to flush the waste – no plumber necessary. Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 Experts project there will be 35 million EVs will be on the road by 2030, and even with most only requiring an occasional hookup, the need for public chargers in the coming years will swell exponentially. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 An early bird window is open through Friday for current tent reservation holders to rent any available cabin or electric or full-hookup site during the same week as their tent reservations. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1879, in the meaning defined above
hooked up
verb
as in associated
to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- associated
- connected
- traveled
- run
- messed around
- joined
- bonded
- mixed
- ran
- related
- rubbed shoulders (with)
- rubbed elbows (with)
- travelled
- consociated
- collaborated
- mingled
- hanged (around or out)
- befriended
- palled (around)
- fraternized
- hobnobbed
- sorted
- was friends with
- chummed
- fell in with
- hung (around or out)
- consorted
- got on
- took up with
- cooperated
- companied
- allied
- linked
- tied
- attached
- got along
- grouped
- kept company (with)
- affiliated
- coupled
- rallied
- knotted
- interrelated
- clubbed
- banded
- sided
- socialized
- conjoined
- confederated
- teamed
- wed
- colluded
- friended
- ganged
- leagued
- wedded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- avoided
- shunned
- snubbed
- split (up)
- alienated
- broke up
- dispersed
- estranged
- split
- cold-shouldered
- disbanded
- divorced
- severed
- dissociated
- sundered
- disunited
- disjoined