hooks up
Links two things
Hooks up has two main senses.
The first is to connect or assemble: Help me hook up the trailer, We need to hook up the speakers.
The second, more recent sense means to meet or get together, often for casual sex: They hooked up at the party, We should hook up sometime.
Context usually clarifies which meaning applies.
Point of connection
wire · plug in · rig · set up · splice · interconnect · tie in · configure
Installed electrical conductors
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- connectorThing that joins others
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
terminal · voltage · breadboard · multimeter · resistor · capacitor · junction · relay
Forceful toss, or tryst
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- making outExtended romantic kissing
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
flirtation · rendezvous · tryst · liaison · spark · connection · date · meetup
Arranging romantic connections
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
contact · mutual friend · blind date · wingman · recommendation · favor · opportunity · insider
link
Point of connection
couple · wire · plug in · rig · set up · splice · interconnect · tie in · configure · install
wiring
Installed electrical conductors
adapter · terminal · voltage · breadboard · multimeter · resistor · capacitor · junction · relay · amplifier
fling
Forceful toss, or tryst
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- making outExtended romantic kissing
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
attraction · flirtation · rendezvous · tryst · liaison · spark · connection · date · meetup · party
matchmaking
Arranging romantic connections
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
- introducingMaking first acquaintance
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
referral · contact · mutual friend · blind date · wingman · recommendation · favor · opportunity · insider · vouching