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HOOK UP WITH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take in marriage
Synonyms:
conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed
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
