hookup
[ hoo k-uhp ]
/ ˈhʊkˌʌp /
noun
an act or instance of hooking up.
an assembly and connection of parts, components, or apparatus into a circuit, network, machine, or system.
the circuit, network, machine, or system so formed.
a device or connection, as a plug, hose, or pipe, for conveying electricity, a water supply, etc., from a source to a user: Some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers.
Informal.
an association, alliance, or cooperative effort: A closer hookup of Caribbean nations would be good for international trade.
Origin of hookup
1900–05,
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
hook up
Words nearby hookup
hookey,
hooknose,
hooks,
hookswinging,
hooktender,
hookup,
hookworm,
hookworm disease,
hooky,
hooley,
hoolie