hook up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hook up (third-person singular simple present hooks up, present participle hooking up, simple past and past participle hooked up) To hook something together. (transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires. Coordinate term: set up (transitive) To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source. To associate or socialize with someone. (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To form an association (with) someone. (transitive, slang, followed by with) To connect (someone) (with) another person. Coordinate term: set up (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended. Synonyms: do it, get laid, Netflix and chill, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate To sell or supply something. (idiomatic, slang) To supply someone with goods or services. Coordinate term: set up (idiomatic, slang) To deal drugs; to sell contraband. (idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to. ==== Usage notes ==== The sexual sense of hook up is subject to considerable variation between speakers, with some using it to refer exclusively to sexual intercourse and others using it to mean make out or to refer to one-night stands and flings. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====