hookup vs connection

connection vs hookup

hookup and connection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hookup	Yes	No	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of hookup; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than hookup:

hookup: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user
connection: an instrumentality that connects

Other hypernyms of hookup include connecter, connective, connector, connexion.

hookup (noun)	connection (noun)
a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a device providing a connection between a power source and a user	shifting from one form of transportation to another
	an instrumentality that connects
	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

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