hook up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoo k uhp]
- /hʊk ʌp/
- /hʊk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoo k uhp]
- /hʊk ʌp/

Definitions of hook up words

noun hook up a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something. 1
noun hook up a fishhook. 1
noun hook up anything that catches; snare; trap. 1
noun hook up something that attracts attention or serves as an enticement: The product is good but we need a sales hook to get people to buy it. 1
noun hook up something having a sharp curve, bend, or angle at one end, as a mark or symbol. 1
noun hook up a sharp curve or angle in the length or course of anything. 1

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Origin of hook up

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; 1830-40, Americanism for def 36; Middle English hoke (noun and v.), Old English hōc (noun); cognate with Dutch hoek hook, angle, corner; akin to German Haken, Old Norse haki

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Parts of speech for Hook up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hook up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hook up usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hook up

verb hook up

incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.

All 223 Synonyms of hook up

Antonyms for hook up

verb hook up

disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
disconnect — SCSI reconnect
dissociate — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

All 75 Antonyms of hook up

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Definitions of hook up words

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Origin of hook up

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Parts of speech for Hook up

hook up popularity

hook up usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for hook up

verb hook up

Antonyms for hook up

verb hook up

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