hookup

[hoo k-uhp] /ˈhʊkˌʌp/
noun
1.
an act or instance of hooking up.
2.
an assembly and connection of parts, components, or apparatus into a circuit, network, machine, or system.
3.
the circuit, network, machine, or system so formed.
4.
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.
5.
Informal. an association, alliance, or cooperative effort:
A closer hookup of Caribbean nations would be good for international trade.
Origin
1900-05, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase hook up
Examples from the web for hookup
  • They require only an electrical hookup and chilled water from the outside.
  • He has given demonstrations of his playful hookup to middle- and high-school students.
  • Water hookup in place and house and septic plans included.
  • Water and electric hookup are also available when necessary.
  • Partial hookup campsites provide water and electricity and are intended for tents or pop-up camper vans.
  • Turn off the circuit breaker on the shore hookup box and connect the electrical power cord to the box.
  • The full hookup offers water, electric and sewer while the partial hookup only includes water and electric.
  • All sites include water and electric, with some also having sewer hookup.
  • For a lower rate, no-hookup sites are also available.
  • There was a small generator and a satellite hookup for television.
Contemporary definitions for hookup
noun

See hook-up

Word Origin and History for hookup
n.

also hook up, "connection," 1903; modern slang verbal sense of "to meet for sex" is attested by 2003.

Slang definitions & phrases for hookup

hookup

noun

A sex act; screw, piece of ass (1990s+)