hook into

phrasal verb

hooked into; hooking into; hooks into
informal
: to become connected to (something, such as a computer network or a source of electrical power)
We don't have the hardware we need to hook into the network.

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My first tee went just huge.… a massive hook into the bunker. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025 Tool’s Maynard James Keenan got hooked into Sabbath when a cool aunt gave him copies of Black Sabbath and Joni Mitchell’s Blue during the same weekend. Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 July 2025 Just as Jack sinks his hooks into Ennis, leaving him lovesick and shaken, so has this movie affected its audience. Rich Juzwiak, Time, 24 June 2025 Install a lightweight screw with a hook into your ceiling. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hook into

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“Hook into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20into. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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