hook — ► NOUN 1) a piece of curved metal or other material for catching hold of things or hanging things on. 2) a thing designed to catch people s attention. 3) a catchy passage in a song. 4) a curved cutting instrument. 5) a short swinging punch made… … English terms dictionary
hook someone/something up — (or hook up) link or be linked to electronic equipment Ali was hooked up to an electrocardiograph … Useful english dictionary
hook up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook somebody up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook something up (to something) — ˌhook ˈup (to sth) | ˌhook sb/sthˈup (to sth) derived to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the Internet • She was then hooked up to an IV drip. • Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. • A… … Useful english dictionary
hook|up — «HUK UHP», noun. 1. the arrangement and connection of the parts of a radio set, telephone, radio broadcasting facilities, or other electrical or electronic equipment: »He gave…a speech before 10,000 people in Cleveland, which was broadcast over a … Useful english dictionary
hook — hook1 S3 [huk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hanging things)¦ 2¦(catching fish)¦ 3 let/get somebody off the hook 4 leave/take the phone off the hook 5 be ringing off the hook 6¦(interest)¦ 7 by hook or by crook 8¦(hitting somebody)¦ 9 h … Dictionary of contemporary English
hook — ▪ I. hook hook 1 [hʊk] verb [transitive] 1. informal to succeed in attracting someone: • These tactics have helped hook such big clients as Coca Cola. 2. to connect one piece of electronic equipment to another piece of equipment or to an… … Financial and business terms
hook — hook1 [ huk ] noun count ** 1. ) a curved piece of metal or plastic for hanging things on: He hung his coat on a hook on the back of the door. a ) a small curved piece of metal or plastic used for catching fish at the end of a LINE b ) a curved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hook — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR HANGING THINGS ON a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on: Put your coat on the hook. 2 FOR CATCHING FISH a curved piece of thin metal with a sharp point for catching fish: a fish hook 3 by hook or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hook — noun 1》 a piece of curved metal or other hard material for catching hold of things or hanging things on. ↘(also fish hook) a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2》 a thing designed to catch people s attention … English new terms dictionary