hook into
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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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
His signature move is turning a repetitive hook into a mantra.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Janet, Shannon and Heather were in the kitchen, and Janet was pinning the collar onto Heather's confirmation robe when a ceiling light, which was affixed to the ceiling with two chains and several eye hooks into a beam, crashed down onto the kitchen table without warning.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
His signature move is turning a repetitive hook into a mantra.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Janet, Shannon and Heather were in the kitchen, and Janet was pinning the collar onto Heather's confirmation robe when a ceiling light, which was affixed to the ceiling with two chains and several eye hooks into a beam, crashed down onto the kitchen table without warning.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Hook into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20into. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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