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

But wary of the backlash they might receive for Sarah’s ill-fated hook-up with Topper and betrayal of John B., the writers decided to get Cline to do voiceovers in the seventh and eighth episodes, in an attempt to quickly “excavate” her character’s psychology at that point in the story.

From Los Angeles Times

On Monday, the Catholic News Agency reported it had, in 2018, declined an offer from a party claiming " to have access to technology capable of identifying clergy and others who download popular hook-up apps, such as Grindr and Tinder, and to pinpoint their locations, using the internet addresses of their computers or mobile devices".

From BBC

He declined to comment when quizzed about whether Tinder was seen as a hook-up app.

From BBC

Gay dating app Hornet, meanwhile, aims to be more of a social network focused on users’ personal interests, rather than solely a hook-up service centred on physical looks and proximity.

From Reuters

Keystone XL was intended to move about 830,000 barrels of crude oil daily from Alberta to an existing pipeline hook-up in Steele City, Nebraska, creating an estimated 42,000 jobs and $2 billion in associated U.S. earnings.

From Washington Times

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