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hooking it up

hooking it up is the present participle and gerund of hook it up.

Meaning of hook it up

Verb

hook it up (third-person singular simple present hooks it up, present participle hooking it up, simple past and past participle hooked it up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To hook someone up plentifully or generously.
    • We'll have a good time tonight, my man can always hook it up.

Questions about hooking it up

What is hooking it up the present participle and gerund of?
Hooking it up is the present participle and gerund of hook it up.

Words near hooking it up in the dictionary

  1. hookin'
  2. hookiness
  3. hooking
  4. hooking in
  5. hooking it
  6. hooking it up
  7. hooking off
  8. hooking up
  9. hooking up on
  10. hookings
  11. Hookins

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