to hook up a telephone
1telephone — telephoner, n. /tel euh fohn /, n., v., telephoned, telephoning. n. 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, esp. by an electric device. v.t. 2. to speak to or summon (a person) by telephone. 3.… …
2hook up — {v. phr.} To connect or fit together. * /The company sent a man to hook up the telephone./ * /They could not use the gas stove because it had not been hooked up./ …
3hook up — {v. phr.} To connect or fit together. * /The company sent a man to hook up the telephone./ * /They could not use the gas stove because it had not been hooked up./ …
4hook\ up — v. phr. To connect or fit together. The company sent a man to hook up the telephone. They could not use the gas stove because it had not been hooked up …
5Hook flash — (sometimes labeled flash ) is a button on a telephone that simulates quickly hanging up then picking up again (a quick off hook/on hook/off hook cycle). This action can signal the telephone exchange to do something. A common use of hook flash is… …
6Hook — may refer to:Tools, hardware and fasteners* Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors * Fish hook, a device used to catch fish * Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target …
7Hook's Drug Stores — was an Indianapolis, Indiana based drug store chain which was founded in 1900 by John A. Hook. The chain flourished throughout central Indiana for most of the 20th century before being acquired by Revco which was in turn acquired by CVS. Many… …
8hook|up — «HUK UHP», noun. 1. the arrangement and connection of the parts of a radio set, telephone, radio broadcasting facilities, or other electrical or electronic equipment: »He gave…a speech before 10,000 people in Cleveland, which was broadcast over a …
9Telephone exchange — A telephone operator manually connecting calls with cord pairs at a telephone switchboard. In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls. A central… …
10Telephone — The telephone (from the el. τῆλε, tēle , far and φωνή, phōnē , voice ) is a telecommunications device that is used to transmit and receive sound (most commonly speech), usually two people conversing but occasionally three or more. It is one of… …
