Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hook up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: hook up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hook something together.

Transitive verb

verb

To hook something together.

Transitive verb

verb

To associate or socialize with someone.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To associate or socialize with someone.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To associate or socialize with someone.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To sell or supply something.

Slang

verb

To sell or supply something.

Slang

verb

To sell or supply something.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The suspect was hooked up to a lie detector."
"An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time."
"The last time Madonna was indisputably on point, she had hooked up with French producer Mirwais for Music (2000) and the sensuous possibilities of club culture."
"One site, PearPop.com, hooks TikTok or Instagram influencers up with fans to create duetted or stitched videos that fans pay for. This can be an effective way to build followers fast.⁹ Model Leah Svoboda added 120,000 followers after a PearPop duet with megainfluencer Anna Shumate.¹⁰"
"You work out so you can increase your chances of hooking up. That means having the kind of physique that looks good in clothes and looks even better naked."
"Mr. Woo said a Grindr survey of its users found that two-thirds of them were using the application to find new friends, to network or to kill time, as well as to hook up."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hooks up (present, singular) hooking up (participle, present) hooked up (participle, past) hooked up (past)

Derived Forms

hookup

Phrases

hook it up hook-up hook up on

Frequently Paired Words

set up

Synonyms

do it get laid Netflix and chill have sex approach cohabit common company copulate couple engage in sex exchange flesh

Questions

What does hook up mean?: To hook something together.

How to pronounce hook up

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