Hookup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a device providing a connection between a power source and a user

a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʊkʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹətʃˌəʊəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹətʃˌəʊəɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʊkʌp/.

Examples

some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assemblage

Parts of Speech

noun	a device providing a connection between a power source and a user “some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers”
noun	a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose

Word Forms

hook up	verb	connect or link
assemble	verb	create by putting components or members together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anschließen

ein Gerät, das eine Verbindung zwischen einer Stromquelle und einem Benutzer herstellt

🇫🇷French

brancher

un dispositif fournissant une connexion entre une source d'alimentation et un utilisateur

🇪🇸Spanish

conectar

Dispositivo que proporciona una conexión entre una fuente de energía y un usuario.

🇮🇹Italian

collegamento

un dispositivo che fornisce una connessione tra una fonte di alimentazione e un utente

🇳🇱Dutch

aansluiting

een apparaat dat een verbinding tot stand brengt tussen een stroombron en een gebruiker

🇵🇹Portuguese

ligar

um dispositivo que fornece uma conexão entre uma fonte de energia e um usuário

🇷🇺Russian

монтировать

устройство, обеспечивающее связь между источником питания и пользователем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हुकअप

एक उपकरण जो शक्ति स्रोत और उपयोगकर्ता के बीच संबंध प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হুকআপ

একটি যন্ত্র যা একটি পাওয়ার উৎস এবং ব্যবহারকারীর মধ্যে সংযোগ প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைப்பு

ஒரு சக்தி மூலத்திற்கும் பயனருக்கும் இடையே இணைப்பை வழங்கும் சாதனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

హుక్అప్

విద్యుత్ వనరు మరియు వినియోగదారు మధ్య కనెక్షన్‌ని అందించే పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

हुकअप

उर्जा स्त्रोत आणि वापरकर्ता यांच्यात कनेक्शन प्रदान करणारे उपकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૂકઅપ

પાવર સ્ત્રોત અને વપરાશકર્તા વચ્ચે જોડાણ પ્રદાન કરતું ઉપકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಕ್ಅಪ್

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಮೂಲ ಮತ್ತು ಬಳಕೆದಾರರ ನಡುವೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹുക്ക് അപ്പ്

പവർ സ്രോതസ്സും ഉപയോക്താവും തമ്മിൽ കണക്ഷൻ നൽകുന്ന ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਕਠੇ ਹੋਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਡਿਵਾਈਸ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਵਰ ਸਰੋਤ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਉਪਭੋਗਤਾ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਕੁਨੈਕਸ਼ਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہک اپ

ایک آلہ جو پاور سورس اور صارف کے درمیان رابطہ فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挂钩

提供电源和用户之间连接的设备

🇯🇵Japanese

つなぐ

電源とユーザーとの間の接続を提供するデバイス

🇰🇷Korean

연관

전원과 사용자 사이의 연결을 제공하는 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết nối

một thiết bị cung cấp kết nối giữa nguồn điện và người dùng

🇹🇭Thai

การเชื่อมต่อ

อุปกรณ์ที่ให้การเชื่อมต่อระหว่างแหล่งพลังงานและผู้ใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

hubungan

perangkat yang menyediakan koneksi antara sumber listrik dan pengguna

🇲🇾Malay

pergaulan

peranti yang menyediakan sambungan antara sumber kuasa dan pengguna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلتقي

جهاز يوفر اتصالاً بين مصدر الطاقة والمستخدم

🇮🇷Persian

اتصال

دستگاهی که بین منبع تغذیه و کاربر ارتباط برقرار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ilişki kurmak

bir güç kaynağı ile kullanıcı arasında bağlantı sağlayan bir cihaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

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