Word Information

Hook

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Definitions for Hook

noun
a catch for locking a door
noun
a sharp curve or crook
Synonyms
crotchet
Examples
  1. a shape resembling a hook
noun
anything that serves as an enticement
Synonyms
bait come-on lure sweetener
noun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Synonyms
claw
noun
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Synonyms
draw hooking
Examples
  1. he took lessons to cure his hooking
noun
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
noun
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Synonyms
hook shot
verb
fasten with a hook
verb
rip off
Synonyms
overcharge soak surcharge gazump fleece plume pluck rob
Examples
  1. ask an unreasonable price
verb
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Synonyms
crochet
Examples
  1. She sat there crocheting all day
verb
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
verb
take by theft
Synonyms
snitch thieve cop knock off glom
Examples
  1. Someone snitched my wallet!
verb
make off with belongings of others
Synonyms
pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract snarf swipe sneak filch nobble lift
verb
hit with a hook
Examples
  1. His opponent hooked him badly
verb
catch with a hook
Examples
  1. hook a fish
verb
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Synonyms
addict
verb
secure with the foot
Examples
  1. hook the ball
verb
entice and trap
Synonyms
snare
Examples
  1. The car salesman had snared three potential customers
verb
approach with an offer of sexual favors
Synonyms
solicit accost
Examples
  1. he was solicited by a prostitute
  2. The young man was caught soliciting in the park

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