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Quick definitions from WordNet (hook)
▸ noun: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
▸ noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer ("He tooks lessons to cure his hooking")
▸ noun: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
▸ noun: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
▸ noun: a catch for locking a door
▸ noun: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
▸ noun: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
▸ noun: anything that serves as an enticement
▸ verb: take by theft
▸ verb: approach with an offer of sexual favors
▸ verb: entice and trap
▸ verb: secure with the foot ("Hook the ball")
▸ verb: fasten with a hook
▸ verb: catch with a hook ("Hook a fish")
▸ verb: hit with a hook ("His opponent hooked him badly")
▸ verb: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
▸ verb: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
▸ verb: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
▸ verb: make off with belongings of others
▸ verb: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 20000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2285)
▸ Also see hooks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to hook
▸ Usage examples for hook
▸ Idioms related to hook (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing hook
▸ Words that often appear near hook
▸ Rhymes of hook
▸ Invented words related to hook
▸ noun: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
▸ noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer ("He tooks lessons to cure his hooking")
▸ noun: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
▸ noun: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
▸ noun: a catch for locking a door
▸ noun: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
▸ noun: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
▸ noun: anything that serves as an enticement
▸ verb: take by theft
▸ verb: approach with an offer of sexual favors
▸ verb: entice and trap
▸ verb: secure with the foot ("Hook the ball")
▸ verb: fasten with a hook
▸ verb: catch with a hook ("Hook a fish")
▸ verb: hit with a hook ("His opponent hooked him badly")
▸ verb: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
▸ verb: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
▸ verb: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
▸ verb: make off with belongings of others
▸ verb: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 20000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2285)
▸ Also see hooks
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to hook
▸ Usage examples for hook
▸ Idioms related to hook (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing hook
▸ Words that often appear near hook
▸ Rhymes of hook
▸ Invented words related to hook