hookup

1 a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers"

2 a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: assemblage]

English

Adjective

1. For the purpose of connecting.

   I need to buy some hookup wire.

Noun

1. A connection.

   The plumber came to fix the sewer hookup.

Related terms

• the verb hook up

Hook-up or hook up has several meanings:

• Making a connection, especially an electrical connection
• An electrical connector
• 'Meet up.'
  • Slang term for courtship, especially of short duration
  • Casual relationship or Casual sex
• In urban slang, a discount
• In urban slang, a drug dealer
• Hooking Up is a collection of essays and short stories by American author Tom Wolfe.

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