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hook it up

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

Get something set up and working, or give someone what they need as a favor

Literal meaning: To hang something up using a hook so it is connected and in place

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To connect a piece of equipment or a system so that it functions

"Can you hook it up to the projector before the presentation starts?"

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic slang

To provide someone with something they want or need, often as a favor or at a special price

"My cousin works at the stadium — he hooked it up with free tickets for the finals."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

In informal and slang usage, 'hook it up' often means to give or provide something desirable, as in 'hook me up'. In technical contexts, it simply means to connect equipment. More common in American English.

Commonly used with

speakers TV system deal discount tickets

Forms

Base
hook it up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hooks it up
he/she/it
Past simple
hooked it up
yesterday
Past participle
hooked it up
have + pp
-ing form
hooking it up
continuous

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Synonyms

connect set up install sort out provide plug in

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