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give a hand

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hook up

  • get a good word in for yourself to a person you're interested in dating.
    Can you get me the hook-up with that girl over there?

    Last edited on Jul 24 2002. Submitted by Brittney from Pine Bluff, AR, USA on Jul 24 2002.

  • What a hooker does.
    That hooker is hooking up major john.

    Last edited on Aug 09 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 09 2017.

noun

  • a person who provides illegal drugs.
    Do you need a hookup?

    Last edited on May 10 1998. Submitted by Rogue from CA, USA on May 10 1998.

  • a connection for merchandise. Especially used for illegal merchandise.
    Want beer? I've got the hook-up.
    I got the hook-up on that cell phone you wanted.

    Last edited on Aug 09 2010. Submitted by Audrey M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 22 1999.

  • sexual activity, though typically not coitus. Usually implies more than kissing or "making out." Making out + touching breasts would qualify as a "hook up."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

    Citation from ""Bachelor Pad" premieres", Salon, Chris Le, Aug 9 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Aug 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 09 2010.

verb

  • to meet up with someone.
    I hooked up with the rest of my group at his Halloween party.

    Last edited on May 10 1998. Submitted by Rogue from CA, USA on May 10 1998.

verb - intransitive

  • to engage in (usually non-committal) sexual activity, though typically not coitus. Usually implies more than kissing or "making out." Making out + touching breasts would qualify as "hooking up."
    They hooked up last night after the party.
                                                           

    Citation from "Sin-Say-Shun Awards Afterparty", Party Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                

                                                                                                                  

    Citation from "Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon Do", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 6 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

    Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                      

    Citation from "Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 3 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Rogue from CA, USA on May 10 1998.

  • to enter into a relationship.
    How did your parents hook up?
                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                     

    Citation from "Francine's Flashback", American Dad (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2005) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 20 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 20 2011.

  • to engage in casual sexual intercourse with someone.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        

    Citation from "Who Really Killed Local KRBC Reporter Jennifer Servo", Hub Pages, Ethan King, August 5, 2020 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 17 2022. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 17 2022.

verb - transitive

  • a request, when used alone.
    You've got chocolate? Hook me up!

    Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.

  • to give.
    He hooked me up with some dinner.
                                                                     

                                                                    

                            

                                        

                                  

    Citation from "Pilot", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to give.

    Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.

  • to put a person in a favorable position.
                                                            

                                                                                             

    Citation from "Lobsterfest", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 12 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                    

                                

                                                    

    Citation from "Pilot", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to help.

    Last edited on Jul 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 20 2011.

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take the grenade

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