(transitive) to hook, hook up (attach with a hook) / (transitive) to pick up, become attached to / (transitive) to pick up, to come to learn (e.g. a skill) / (transitive) to get, get hold of, obtain something / (transitive) to hang up (the phone) (end a telephone conversation) / (reflexive) to get hooked, get addicted / (reflexive) to cling onto, hold on to / (reflexive) to collide, bump into one another