"hook-ups" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: They are said to hook up with a washing machine. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hook up}} hook up Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=hook-ups}} hook-ups pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial) A pair of miniature valves right next to each other on a wall, connecting through the wall to the household plumbing, used to provide water to a washing machine. (They are usually red and blue, with the red one delivering hot water and the blue one delivering cold water.) Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-only Synonyms: washer hookup
    Sense id: en-hook-ups-en-noun-PftFSwST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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