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• hook-up
  hook-up

  noun

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

  Assemble or wire a mechanism, as in Dick helped us hook up the stereo system . [1920s]

hook-up

British  

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

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verb

1. to connect (two or more people or things)

2. slang (often foll by with) to get married (to)

hook up Idioms  

1. Assemble or wire a mechanism, as in Dick helped us hook up the stereo system . [1920s]

2. Connect a mechanism with a main source, as in The computer had not yet been hooked up to the mainframe . [1920s]

3. hook up with . Form a tie or association, as in She had hooked up with the wrong crowd . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

Hook up the bluetooth surround sound and turn up the volume.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 5, 2018

Hook up a pair of the mouse-size devices, and enjoy stereo sound.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hook up a pair with BOA technology-most companies have a BOA model these days.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Hook up those nags and be on the way, Jim," he added, speaking to the driver.

From The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains by Aldridge, Janet

Hook up those atomic welders, and start putting the new plates into the Falcon's tail.

From The World with a Thousand Moons by Hamilton, Edmond

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