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Noun
hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
barb one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
boat hook pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
buttonhook a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
crotchet a small tool or hooklike implement
cup hook hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups
fishhook a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
gaff an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
gig a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"
meat hook a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung
hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
claw
mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on
grappling hook, grappling iron, grapnel, grappler, grapple a light anchor for small boats
ground tackle, anchor a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
pothook an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire
hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
biff, lick, punch, clout, poke, slug touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet"
hook - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
draw, hooking
golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
hook - a catch for locking a door
catch the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
hook - a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
crotchet
curved shape, curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
hook - anything that serves as an enticement
bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
enticement, temptation the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless"
hook - a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
hook shot

Verb
hook - fasten with a hook
unhook take off a hook
fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
hook up connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"
hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
snare
entice, lure, tempt provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
hook - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
steal steal a base
hook - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
solicit, accost
offer put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
take hold of, grab, catch capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
hook - hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
pugilism, boxing, fisticuffs fighting with the fists
hook - secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
rugby, rugby football, rugger a form of football played with an oval ball
hook - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
addict
accustom, habituate make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
habituate, use make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
hook - make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
crochet
intertwine, loop spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands
hook - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob
undercharge charge (someone) too little money
rip off, chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
bill, charge advertise especially by posters or placards; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso"
extort, gouge, wring, squeeze, rack get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
hook - make off with belongings of others
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
steal steal a base
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Substantiv
hook - A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
hook - A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing.
hook - Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
hook - A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, e. g. g and j.
hook - A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
hook - A brief, punchy opening statement intended to draw the reader or viewer into a book or play.
hook - Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
hook - A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
hook - A curveball.
hook - A feature, definition, or coding that enables future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
hook - A golf shot that for the right-handed player curves unintentionally to the left. See draw, slice, fade.
hook - A basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
hook - A type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc.
hook - A jack.
hook - An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
hook - A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
hook - A finesse.

Verb
hook - To attach a hook to.
hook - To ensnare someone, as if with a hook.
hook - To connect hook into, hook together.
hook - Usually in passive To make addicted; to captivate.
hook - To play a hook shot.
hook - To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking.
hook - To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
hook - To engage in prostitution.
hook - To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
hook - To finesse.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hook
    A sharp metal hook.
  • hook
    A rod bent into a curved shape, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything.
  • hook
    A metal hook for catching fish.
  • hook
    A device for catching and holding animals.
  • hook
    A punch in boxing delivered with the arm bent.
  • hook
    A baseball pitch resulting in motion downward and usually to the left when thrown with the right hand and to the right when thrown with the left hand.
  • hook
    Features, definitions, or codings that enable future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
  • hook
    To fasten with a hook.
  • hook
    To ask an unreasonable price.
  • hook
    To make a piece of needlework.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) hook
  • Presens: hook / hooks
  • Preteritum: hooked
  • Perfektum: (have) hooked

Substantiv

  • Entall: hook
  • Flertall: hooks

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