hook-up
No-strings romantic encounter
A hook-up is a casual sexual encounter, typically without commitment or ongoing relationship: It was just a hook-up, nothing serious.
The term also means a connection or arrangement—electrical hook-ups at a campsite, or a hook-up with a contact who can help you out.
As a verb (hook up), it covers both senses: meeting someone for sex, or connecting equipment or people.
Forceful toss, or tryst
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- liaisonConnector between groups
booty-call · situationship · Grindr · app · swipe · match · DM · texting
Installed electrical conductors
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- connectorThing that joins others
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
- plugSomething that blocks openings
terminal · cable · outlet · amp · speaker · stereo · TV · antenna
Make formally known
- connectJoin or link
- arrangePlace methodically
- set-upArrangement of components
- contactCommunication or physical touch
referral · favor · friend · matchmaker · networking · opportunity · insider · recommendation
Joint between systems
- linkageConnected system of parts
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- fastenFix securely in position
- junctionPoint where things meet
joint · clasp · latch · snap · carabiner · hitch · tether · rigging
Water and waste infrastructure
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- waterClear essential liquid
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
meter · service · RV · campsite · connection · installation · permit · inspection
fling
Forceful toss, or tryst
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
liaison · booty-call · situationship · Grindr · app · swipe · match · DM · texting · flirt
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- connectorThing that joins others
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
plug · terminal · cable · outlet · amp · speaker · stereo · TV · antenna · HDMI
introduce
Make formally known
contact · referral · favor · friend · matchmaker · networking · opportunity · insider · recommendation · plug
coupling
Joint between systems
- linkageConnected system of parts
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- fastenFix securely in position
junction · joint · clasp · latch · snap · carabiner · hitch · tether · rigging · trailer
plumbing
Water and waste infrastructure
- electricalInvolving conducted current
- waterClear essential liquid
- gasFormless, expanding substance
sewer · meter · service · RV · campsite · connection · installation · permit · inspection · main
- couplingsuniversal joint, coupling
- offshore operationsdynamic positioning, ROV, saturation diving, decommissioning, commissioning
hook-upcommitted relationship
Mutual pledge between partners
long-term relationship · marriage · courtship · engagement · partnership
hook-updisconnection
State of being severed
disconnect · unhook · detachment · separation · removal