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hookup

hook·up [ hk ùp ] (plural hook·ups)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. link between source and user: a connection allowing a user access to a utility such as electricity, gas, or water
a gas hookup

2. electronic system: a number of items of electronic equipment designed to operate together ( informal )

3. relationship: an alliance between people, groups, or things, especially an unlikely one ( informal )
a bizarre hookup between political enemies over an issue

4. fishing catch in offshore fishing: in offshore big game fishing, an act of catching a fish on the end of the line

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