hook up | Idiomator

Meaning: Tohooksomethingtogether.(transitive)Toassemblethe parts of amechanism, especially byconnectingwires.Coordinate term:set up(transitive)Toconnectto something like apower supplyor asignalsource.The suspect washooked upto alie detector.2013June 1, “A better waterworks”, inThe Economist‎[1], volume407, number8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):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 behooked upto one three times a week for hours at a time.; To associate or socialize with someone.(intransitive,slang,followed bywith)To form anassociation(with) someone.2019June 8,Kitty Empire, “Madonna: Madame X review – a splendidly bizarre return to form”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:The last time Madonna was indisputably on point, she hadhooked upwith French producer Mirwais for Music (2000) and the sensuous possibilities of club culture.(transitive,slang,followed bywith)Toconnect(someone) (with) another person.Coordinate term:set up2022, Brian Boxer Wachler,Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception, Lanham, MD:Rowman & Littlefield,→ISBN, pages186–187:One site, PearPop.com,hooksTikTok or Instagram influencersupwith fans to create duetted or stitched videos that fans pay for. This can be an effective way to build followers fast.9Model Leah Svoboda added 120,000 followers after a PearPop duet with megainfluencer Anna Shumate.10(intransitive,slang,followed bywith)To have a casualsexualexperience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.Synonyms:do it,get laid,Netflix and chill,have sex;see alsoThesaurus:copulate2008, Nate Green,Built for Show, page 3:You work out so you can increase your chances ofhooking up. That means having the kind of physique that looks good in clothes and looks even better naked.; To sell or supply something.(idiomatic,slang)Tosupplysomeone withgoodsorservices.Coordinate term:set upThat guy didn't get his ticket; can youhook him upfor me?(idiomatic,slang)Todealdrugs; to sellcontraband.Hey man, can youhookmeupwith some weed?He's beenhookingmeupfor years.(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.When you need a new car, come see me, I canhookyouupwith friend prices.

Examples:

EN: Do I hook up the reddish horse or the bay?
ES: "¿Engancho el caballo rojizo o el blanco?"
EN: I've seen what's happened to dames who hook up with guys like you.
ES: He visto lo que le sucedió a damiselas que se enganchan con sujetos como tú.
EN: That's why I wanna hook up with you, Chuck.
ES: Por eso quiero enrolarme en la suya.
EN: Well, that's just the kind of outfit I'd like to hook up with.
ES: Justo el tipo de empresas que me interesan.
EN: Go on, hook up the tug. - Here?
ES: - Anda, engancha el remolcador.
EN: Coast-to-coast hook up.
ES: Alcance nacional.
EN: Would you ask your wife to hook up with that ape?
ES: ¿Le pedirías a tu esposa que se uniese a ese simio?
EN: I wouldn't hook up with her for $1 million.
ES: -No me casaría con ella ni por un millón.
EN: This microphone is on an international hook up.
ES: Este micrófono es en una conexión internacional.
EN: O'Flannigan, hook up those searchlights and play them on the building.
ES: O'Flannigan, ilumine el edificio con los reflectores.
EN: I don't hook up with nobody.
ES: No me relaciono con nadie.
EN: We figured we might hook up with Jiggs Jackson.
ES: Hemos pensado que podrías trabajar con Jiggs Jackson.
EN: And our drivers are quitting to hook up with her.
ES: Y nuestros conductores nos dejan por ella.
ES: Y nuestros conductores nos dejan por ella.
EN: Well, why not hook up the broadcast with the block party?
ES: ¿Y por qué no Io hacemos directamente desde la fiesta?
EN: You couldn't wait to hook up with one of those Jap monkeys.
ES: No has podido esperar para liarte con uno de esos japoneses.

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