The nurse hooked the patient up to the oxygen tubes.
•They hooked up the patient with the tubes.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hook up — verb connect or link (Freq. 1) hook up the houses to the gas supply line Hook up the components of the new sound system • Derivationally related forms: ↑hookup • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
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 — /hʊk / (say hook) noun 1. a curved or angular piece of metal or other firm substance catching, pulling, or sustaining something. 2. a fishhook. 3. that which catches; a snare; a trap. 4. something curved or bent like a hook, as a mark or symbol,… …
hook somebody up with something — ˌhook sb ˈup with sb/sth derived (informal) to put sb in contact with sb who can help them; to get sth for sb that they want • Can you hook me up with someone with a car? • I hope she can hook me up with some free tickets. Main entry: ↑ … 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 — 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 — I UK [hʊk] / US noun [countable] Word forms hook : singular hook plural hooks ** 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… … English dictionary
hook — [[t]h ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ hooks, hooking, hooked 1) N COUNT A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up. One of his jackets hung from a hook. ...curtain hooks... He felt a fish pull at… … English dictionary
hook — [hʊk] noun [C] I 1) a curved piece of metal or plastic, used for hanging things on or for catching fish He hung his coat on a hook on the back of the door.[/ex] 2) a way of hitting someone with your arm bent a left hook to the jaw[/ex] • off the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hook, line, and sinker — COMPLETELY, totally, utterly, entirely, wholly, absolutely, through and through, one hundred per cent, lock, stock, and barrel. → hook * * * hook, line, and sinker phrase believing something completely, usually something that is not true I told… … Useful english dictionary
