HOOK UP (WITH) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

hook up (with)

verb

Definition of hook up (with)

as in to take

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take

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Allen took only two dribbles — one before midcourt and one after — gathered his feet, and pulled up from the left side of the arc.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Revell said that no arrests had yet been made, nor anyone taken into custody, but that police believed one shooter was involved.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026

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