hooks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of hook up
as in travels
to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

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Recent Examples of hooks up Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Its lightweight frame packages a swift 5-minute charge option that hooks up 3 hours of extra listening, Multi-Point device switching, and Voice Aware side-tone monitoring for phone calls. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 Kimbo also hooks up a standard electrical system with 2-kWh, 12-V lithium battery, 240-W Renogy solar panel setup, integrated wiring and shore power hookup. — New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026 And yet Guy still takes Kevis home to his apartment and hooks up with her! — Lily Osler, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooks up
  1. travels
  2. associates
  3. bonds
  4. runs
  5. connects
  6. mixes
  7. joins
  8. collaborates
Verb
  • But the moon's low gravity — around 17% that of Earth — means the dust that an impact stirs up travels a long way and takes a long time to settle, McDowell said.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Watch On In 15th-century Japan, Ashitaka (Yoji Matsuda), the prince of a dying kingdom called Emishi, is infected by a forest demon and travels west searching for a forest god that provides a cure.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of associates
Verb
  • In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of bonds
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  • Across the sector as a whole, average payout now runs closer to seven percent, but that average conceals where the money sits.
    — Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The deepening rift comes as da Silva, a leftist, runs for a fourth term.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • Black is the vice president of the 211 System Strategy, a helpline supported by the United Way that connects people to food aid, mental health services, transportation and more.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The famous Bosphorus Strait—which connects the Black Sea in the North to Sea of Marmara in the South, dividing Istanbul’s East and West sides—is filled with a constant flow of boats going about their business.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • The watch comes in gray or titanium silver case options and retains its predecessor's squircle design, which mixes a rounded-square bezel with a circular watch face.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Forty miles west of Minneapolis, Howard Lake mixes water recreation with country living.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixes
Verb
  • With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Refusing to accept the adults’ silence, Lucía creates with classmates a Little Band for Justice, plastering walls with drawings demanding Ana be brought back and soon joins adults’ call for broader justice and truth.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of joins
Verb
  • In addition to the Formula One series, Glenfiddich also collaborates with Aston Martin's road car division on ultra-premium vintage releases aimed at collectors.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The initiative collaborates with the Shark Lab to share sightings with the public and lifeguards in the SharkEye project.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of collaborates

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“Hooks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooks%20up. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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