hookup

hookup
hookup (n.) also hook up, “connection,” 1903; modern slang verbal sense of “to meet for sex” is attested by 2003.

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  • hookup — hook‧up [ˈhʊkʌp] noun [countable] 1. COMPUTING a connection to a computer or telephone system, to the Internet etc: • I work from home via a computer hookup. • an office complete with fax, cellular phones and satellite hookup 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • hookup — ☆ hookup [hook′up΄ ] n. [ HOOK + UP1] 1. the arrangement and connection of parts, circuits, etc. in a radio, telephone system, network of radio stations, etc. 2. a connection, as for water or electricity, in a trailer park or campsite 3. Informal …   English World dictionary

  • hookup — [ hʊkʌp] (D; intr.) to hookup with ( to join ) (D; tr.) to hookup to (to hookup a telephone up to the cable) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • hookup — 1. adjective For the purpose of connecting. I need to buy some hookup wire. 2. noun a) A connection. The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup. b) A brief sexual relationship or encounter; a …   Wiktionary

  • hookup — {n.} A connection, electrical or otherwise, between two instruments or two individuals. * /Edwin and Hermione are a perfect couple; they have got the right hookup./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hookup — {n.} A connection, electrical or otherwise, between two instruments or two individuals. * /Edwin and Hermione are a perfect couple; they have got the right hookup./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hookup — /hook up /, n. 1. an act or instance of hooking up. 2. an assembly and connection of parts, components, or apparatus into a circuit, network, machine, or system. 3. the circuit, network, machine, or system so formed. 4. a device or connection, as …   Universalium

  • hookup — Synonyms and related words: Anschluss, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, agreement, alignment, alliance, amalgamation, articulation, assimilation, association, blend, blending, bond, bracketing, cabal, cahoots,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • hookup — noun A connection, electrical or otherwise, between two instruments or two individuals. Edwin and Hermione are a perfect couple; they have got the right hookup …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hookup — noun Date: 1903 1. a state of cooperation or alliance 2. an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (as radio transmission); also the plan of such an assemblage 3. an arrangement of mechanical parts; also connection < a campsite… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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