hook up with vs splice

hook up with is not a noun while splice is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hook up with	No	No	Yes	No
splice	Yes	No	Yes	No

hook up with (noun)	splice (noun)
	joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
	a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

hook up with (verb)	splice (verb)
take in marriage; married	join by interweaving strands
	join the ends of
	join together so as to form new genetic combinations
	perform a marriage ceremony