Hook

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
  • noun. A fishhook.
  • noun. Something shaped like a hook, especially.
  • noun. A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
  • noun. A short angled or curved line on a letter.
  • noun. A sickle.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
  • noun. A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
  • noun. A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement.
  • noun. A catchy motif or refrain.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm.
  • noun. The course of a ball that curves in a direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
  • noun. A stroke that sends a ball on such a course.
  • noun. A ball propelled on such a course.
  • noun. In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
  • noun. A curve ball.
  • noun. A hook shot.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
  • intransitive verb. To snare.
  • intransitive verb. To steal; snatch.
  • intransitive verb. To fasten by a hook.
  • intransitive verb. To pierce or gore with a hook.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To take strong hold of; captivate.
  • intransitive verb. To cause to become addicted.
  • intransitive verb. To make (a rug) by looping yarn through canvas with a type of hook.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To hit with a hook in boxing.
  • intransitive verb. To hit (a golf ball) in a hook.
  • intransitive verb. To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
  • intransitive verb. To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.
  • intransitive verb. To impede the progress of (an opponent in ice hockey) by holding or restraining the player with one's stick, in violation of the rules.
  • intransitive verb. To bend like a hook.
  • intransitive verb. To fasten by means of a hook or a hook and eye.
  • intransitive verb. To work as a prostitute.
  • phrasal verb. To assemble or wire (a mechanism).
  • phrasal verb. To connect a mechanism and a source of power.
  • phrasal verb. undefined
  • phrasal verb. To meet or associate.
  • phrasal verb. To become sexually involved with someone, especially casually.
  • phrasal verb. To marry or get married.
  • idiom. (by hook or by crook) By whatever means possible, fair or unfair.
  • idiom. (get the hook) To be unceremoniously dismissed or terminated.
  • idiom. (hook, line, and sinker) Without reservation; completely.
  • Word Usage
    "So the main hook is that you have this kid born into a working class family of petty criminals but against all odds, manages to become the greatest hero the world has seen and fight the good fight."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brook  Brooke  Chinook  Cook  Cooke  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bar  belt  bolt  button  chain  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form
    hooked  hooking  hooks