HOOK UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hook up mean? 

• HOOK UP (verb)
  The verb HOOK UP has 1 sense:

1. connect or link

  Familiarity information: HOOK UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOOK UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Connect or link

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Hook up the components of the new sound system

Hypernyms (to "hook up" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

hookup (a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose)

hookup (a device providing a connection between a power source and a user)