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She was then hooked up to an IV drip.
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Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer.
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A large proportion of the nation's households are hooked up to the Internet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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, line, and sinker — If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 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, line, and sinker — If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Hook, line, and sinker — If somebody accepts or believes something hook, line, and sinker, they accept it completely … Dictionary of English idioms
hook on — verb adopt take up new ideas • Syn: ↑take up, ↑latch on, ↑fasten on, ↑seize on • Hypernyms: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… … Wikipedia
let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think … Dictionary of contemporary English
