Hoke Up

Pronunciation: /hoʊk ʌp/

Definitions of hoke up

verb to cough up or expel something from the throat or lungs

Example Sentences

A1 I hoke up early every morning to go for a run.

A2 She hokes up the courage to ask her crush out on a date.

B1 The chef hoked up a delicious meal using only leftovers.

B2 After hours of searching, they finally hoked up the missing piece of evidence.

C1 The detective hoked up a lead that could break the case wide open.

C2 Despite the odds, they hoked up a plan to escape from the enemy's stronghold.

Examples of hoke up in a Sentence

formal The researcher was able to hoke up the data for the presentation.

informal I can hoke up some snacks for the party tonight.

slang Let's hoke up a plan to sneak out of the house.

figurative She tried to hoke up an excuse for being late, but no one believed her.

Grammatical Forms of hoke up

• past tense: hooked up
• plural: hook up
• comparative: more hooked up
• superlative: most hooked up
• present tense: hooks up
• future tense: will hook up
• perfect tense: has hooked up
• continuous tense: is hooking up
• singular: hooks up
• positive degree: hook up
• infinitive: to hook up
• gerund: hooking up
• participle: hooked up

Origin and Evolution of hoke up

First Known Use: 1920 year

Language of Origin: British English

Story behind the word: The word 'hoke up' originated as a colloquial expression in British English.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to mean to mess up or make a mess of something, the term 'hoke up' has evolved to also mean to improvise or put together in a haphazard or makeshift manner.