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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

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We’ll get to Bieber’s convivial 2017 hook-up with DJ Khaled and friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

“This business can be lumpy and swing depending on customer grid hook-up timing, but that does not fully explain this drop-off,” William Blair’s Jed Dorsheimer told clients in a recent note.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

There's your Cream of Wheat hook-up — it's sweet, it's savory, it's delicious.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023

She got me the whole VIP hook-up, like I could go in the rooms where nobody could go.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

It probably had something to do with the horror show hook-up with Faith and the intensity of Howie’s visit, but mostly it was thanks to Pastor Ted.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Last week, Anthropic rolled out a suite of Claude workflow tools that hook up to platforms run by the likes of Schwab and Vanguard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Those require millions and sometimes billions of dollars in collateral for companies wanting to use power to hook up data centers, meaning they “bear their fair share of costs to the system.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

After the podcast, Swift had "a lot of people whispering in my ear", encouraging her to hook up with Travis.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

They also are still determining how to hook up plumbing, sewage and electricity on site and are ordering books, computers, supplies and furniture, the mayor’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

When it is clear the dogs will not rest, I hook up their tugs and we start off again.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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