hookup

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noun

hook·​up ˈhu̇k-ˌəp How to pronounce hookup (audio)
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

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verb

hooked up; hooking up; hooks up

intransitive verb

1
: to become associated especially in a working or social relationship
The quartet hooked up in 1990 with Reggie Andrews, a high school music teacher who taught the naive group the nuts and bolts of album making and the record industry.Lorraine Ali
… achieve your next fantasy camp experience in skiing. Do so by hooking up with Olympic medalist Christin Cooper and her husband Mark Tache, a former U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Pro Tour racer.Skiing
Judy Ratner was my first best friend. We hooked up in second grade, soon after my family had moved down the block from her house, in a New Jersey suburb.Marialisa Calta
2
informal : to have a casual sexual encounter
… on Covert Affairs, Christopher Gorham plays a blind CIA tech operative who hooks up with lovely girls …Libby Gelman-Waxner

transitive verb

: connect
hooked up the trailer
hook up a hose to the faucet
Intrigued, the researchers hooked up an infrared video camera and let it roll overnight.Henry Fountain

Examples of hookup in a Sentence

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
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Noun
Kimmie finds herself in over her head with the dastardly dynasty, whose patriarch, Horace (Ricco Ross), is a frequent patron of her club — often in search of anonymous male hookups. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 Solar panels generate electricity and access to Wi-Fi (though electrical hookups in the area are nearby).The potential for buyers can go a few ways: new owners could update the character of the existing buildings and/or build a new home entirely on the 4-acre site. Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Facebook photos show Reeves surrounded by family in hospital A family member of Reeves posted multiple photos on Facebook showing the teenager lying in a hospital bed surrounded by a web of cords attached to medical equipment along with what appeared to be a breathing tube hooked up to his mouth. Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024 The second movie is about Sophie dealing with Donna’s death, plus flashbacks of young Donna (Lily James) hooking up with her three paramours. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hookup 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1904, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hookup was in 1903

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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hookup. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

hookup

noun
hook·​up ˈhu̇k-ˌəp How to pronounce hookup (audio)
1
2
a
: an arrangement (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (as in radio)
b
: the diagram of such an arrangement
3
: an arrangement of mechanical parts

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