"hook-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hook-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from hook up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|hook up}} Deverbal from hook up Head templates: {{en-noun}} hook-up (plural hook-ups)
  1. Alternative form of hookup Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hookup
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