hook into
phrasal verb
hooked into; hooking into; hooks into
informal
: to become connected to (something, such as a computer network or a source of electrical power)
We don't have the hardware we need to hook into the network.
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And even in a place like Green Bay, where both species can be found, anglers are much more likely to hook into a pike.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
What ensues is an incredibly artful dance between frightening violence and slapstick humor that reveals both Ani’s inner steel and Igor’s integrity—two strong hooks into the film as a whole.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The latter, hydrophobic side can hook into, and then destroy, the membranes that surround some microbes (though norovirus isn’t one of them).
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Active dogs may need a seat that hooks into the seatbelt and leashes them in.
—Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
What ensues is an incredibly artful dance between frightening violence and slapstick humor that reveals both Ani’s inner steel and Igor’s integrity—two strong hooks into the film as a whole.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The latter, hydrophobic side can hook into, and then destroy, the membranes that surround some microbes (though norovirus isn’t one of them).
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Active dogs may need a seat that hooks into the seatbelt and leashes them in.
—Annemarie Dooling, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hook into
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“Hook into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hook%20into. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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