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| hook [ hk ] |
noun (plural hooks) |
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1. bent piece of metal: a bent or curved piece of metal or other material, used to attach, suspend, fasten, or lift another object
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2. something like hook: something resembling a curved piece of metal, especially a plant or animal part
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3. fishing
Same as fishhook
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4. snare: a stratagem for trapping or snaring somebody
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5. something that attracts: a means of attracting or interesting somebody, especially a potential customer
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informal
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6. boxing short swinging blow: in boxing, a short blow to an opponent delivered with a swing and a bent arm
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7. golf swerving shot: a golf shot that swerves sharply from right to left in the case of a right-handed player
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8. baseball
Same as curveball
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9. hockey act of restraining player: the act of using an ice hockey stick to prevent another player from moving freely
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10. music catchy refrain: a pleasing and easily remembered refrain in a pop song
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11. basketball
Same as hook shot
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12. printing part of letter: in writing or printing, a short curve of a letter that extends above or below the line
  the hook of the "g"
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13. crest of wave: the crest of a wave that is about to break
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14. agriculture
Same as sicklen (sense 1)
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verb (past and past participle hooked, present participle hook·ing, 3rd person present singular hooks) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb fasten with hook: to fasten something by means of hooks, or hooks and eyes, or be fastened in this way
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2. transitive verb attach one thing to another: to attach one thing to another by means of a specially designed mechanical device
hook the trailer to the car
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3. transitive and intransitive verb bend like hook: to curve in the shape of a hook, or cause something to curve in the shape of a hook
The road hooks sharply to the left.
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4. transitive verb ensnare something: to catch or ensnare something using a hook
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5. transitive verb catch somebody's attention: to attract and hold somebody's interest or attention
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6. transitive verb boxing hit somebody with curving blow: in boxing, to deliver a sharp curving blow to an opponent, using a curved or bent arm
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7. transitive verb golf strike swerving ball: in golf, to strike the ball so that it swerves sharply from right to left in the case of a right-handed player
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8. transitive verb baseball throw curved ball: in baseball, to pitch the ball with a curve
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9. transitive verb basketball shoot ball into basket: in basketball, to shoot the ball by sweeping the hand upward and farther away from the basket while moving sideways toward the basket
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10. transitive verb hockey restrain player with stick: to use an ice hockey stick to prevent another player from moving freely
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11. transitive verb drugs make somebody addicted: to cause somebody to become addicted or dependent on something, especially a drug
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slang
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12. transitive verb gore somebody or something: to gore a person or animal with the horns or tusks
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13. transitive verb agriculture cut something with sickle: to cut grass or similar plants with a sickle
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14. transitive verb handicraft make rug: to make a rug by pulling pieces of wool through holes in stiff canvas using a special hook
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15. transitive verb steal something: to seize and steal something
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slang
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16. intransitive verb be prostitute: to work as a prostitute
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slang
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| [ Old English hōc< Indo-European, "hook, tooth"] |
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| hook·less adjective |
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by hook or by crook by some means or other
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get the hook to be removed unceremoniously from a place or position (slang)
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give somebody the hook to remove somebody abruptly from a place or position (informal)
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hook, line, and sinker to the fullest possible extent (informal)
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off the hook
1. free of a difficult situation (informal)
2. with the receiver off its cradle so that no telephone calls can be received
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on your own hook by your own efforts (informal)
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on the hook caught in a difficult situation (informal)
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