hook-up
noun
the contact of an aircraft in flight with the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft
hook-up
Britishnoun
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the contact of an aircraft in flight with the refuelling hose of a tanker aircraft
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an alliance or relationship, esp an unlikely one, between people, countries, etc
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the linking of broadcasting equipment or stations to transmit a special programme
verb
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to connect (two or more people or things)
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slang (often foll by with) to get married (to)
hook up
Idioms
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Assemble or wire a mechanism, as in Dick helped us hook up the stereo system . [1920s]
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Connect a mechanism with a main source, as in The computer had not yet been hooked up to the mainframe . [1920s]
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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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“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
Their musical hook-up - a disco-tinged re-working of some of his songs, as remixed by Australian dance trio Pnau - put an end to Ed Sheeran's four-week stay at the chart summit.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2021
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
In nature, there are compounds that are able to hook up with flat proteins like RAS by first latching onto a “helper” protein inside of human cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
He is so good that somebody ought to check his golf balls for tiny magnets that hook up to the cups on the greens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
“I give up. Maybe if we hook up with Beetee and Wiress they can figure it out.”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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