hook-up

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

verb

1. to connect (two or more people or things)
2. slang.
   often foll by with to get married (to)

Example Sentences

There are detailed instructions on methods, a thread where you can live-post your own death and even a “hook-up” section where members can meet others to die with.

From BBC

He needed shelter, which meant that he needed to find a hook-up before the bars closed.

From Los Angeles Times

We have spoken to two male conference attendees who received messages that day on the gay hook-up app Grindr from someone with the user name M-xl.

From BBC

Prosecutors have asked a judge to order Kirton to not have any contact with minors, to refrain from using “dating or hook-up platforms” or websites advertising commercial sexual encounters and to have monitoring software installed on all his electronic devices, charging papers say.

From Seattle Times

Nana’s cramped, messy apartment becomes the place where everyone crashes, and two characters manage a nervy, fumbling hook-up.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• attach
• connect
• cover
• dress
• handcuff
• restrict
• shackle
• stick
• strap
• tether
• tie up
• unite
• wrap