hook up or hook something up Definition

hook
noun

1. A curved piece of metal or similar material, used for catching or holding things.

Thesaurus: lock, catch, clasp, claw, talon, link, snag.
2. A snare, trap, attraction, etc.
3. A curved tool used for cutting grain, branches, etc.

Thesaurus: sickle, scythe, machete, adze.
4. A sharp bend or curve, eg in land or a river.
5. boxing.
A swinging punch with the elbow bent.
6. sport.
A method of striking the ball causing it to curve in the air.
7. cricket.golf.
A shot that causes the ball to curve in the direction of the swing.
8. pop music.
A catchy or easily memorized phrase.

verb hooked, hooking

1. To catch, fasten or hold with or as if with a hook.

Thesaurus: catch, clasp, grab, snare, nab, gaff, hasp, hitch, collar, entrap, capture.
2. To form into or with a hook.
3. To ensnare, trap, attract, etc.
4a. golf.cricket.
To hit (the ball) out round the other side of one's body, to the left if the player is right-handed, and vice versa;
4b. Said of the ball: to curve in this direction.
5. In a rugby scrum: to catch (the ball) with the foot and kick it backwards.
tr & intr
6. To bend or curve.
tr & intr
7. To pull abruptly.

Idiom: by hook or by crook

By some means or other.

Idiom: hook and eye

A device used to fasten clothes by means of a hook that catches in a loop or eye.

Idiom: hook, line and sinker

colloq
Completely.

Idiom: off the hook

colloq
Out of trouble or difficulty; excused of the blame for something.

Said of a telephone receiver: not on its rest, and so not able to receive incoming calls.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hoc.

Phrasal Verb: hook up or hook something up

To fasten or be fastened to something else by means of a hook or hooks.