HOOK UP WITH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Take in marriage

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "hook up with" is one way to...):

unify; unite (act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief)

Verb group:

marry; splice; tie; wed (perform a marriage ceremony)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hook up with"):

inmarry (marry within one's own tribe or group)

mismarry (marry an unsuitable partner)

wive (marry a woman, take a wife)

wive (take (someone) as a wife)

intermarry (marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group)

remarry (marry, not for the first time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody