[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an act or instance of hooking up.", "an assembly and connection of parts, components, or apparatus into a circuit, network, machine, or system.", "the circuit, network, machine, or system so formed.", "a device or connection, as a plug, hose, or pipe, for conveying electricity, a water supply, etc., from a source to a user:Some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers.", "Informal.an association, alliance, or cooperative effort:A closer hookup of Caribbean nations would be good for international trade.", "Informal.a sexual encounter without a long-term commitment:I’m over these college boys who are only interested in meaningless hookups.a person with whom one has such an encounter:I ran into an old hookup at the club, but I pretended not to remember her.", "a sexual encounter without a long-term commitment:I’m over these college boys who are only interested in meaningless hookups.", "a person with whom one has such an encounter:I ran into an old hookup at the club, but I pretended not to remember her.", "Slang.a supplier of illicit goods, usually drugs:My hookup is getting out of the game—can you introduce me to your guy?access to illegal drugs:When you are trying to score on the street it is easy to see who has the hookup.", "a supplier of illicit goods, usually drugs:My hookup is getting out of the game—can you introduce me to your guy?", "access to illegal drugs:When you are trying to score on the street it is easy to see who has the hookup."]}]