English to English

hook

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noun (n)

a catch for locking a door(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook(noun.shape)

Synonym:
crotchet

source: wordnet30
anything that serves as an enticement(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
bait, come-on, lure, sweetener

source: wordnet30
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
claw

source: wordnet30
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer(noun.act)

Example:
He took lessons to cure his hooking.

Synonym:
draw, hooking

source: wordnet30
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket(noun.act)

Synonym:
hook shot

source: wordnet30
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

fasten with a hook(verb.contact)

Antonym:
unhook

source: wordnet30
rip off; ask an unreasonable price(verb.possession)

Synonym:
fleece, gazump, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge
Antonym:
undercharge

source: wordnet30
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle(verb.creation)

Synonym:
crochet

source: wordnet30
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
take by theft(verb.possession)

Synonym:
cop, glom, knock off, snitch, thieve

source: wordnet30
make off with belongings of others(verb.possession)

Synonym:
abstract, cabbage, filch, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe

source: wordnet30
hit with a hook(verb.contact)

Example:
His opponent hooked him badly.

source: wordnet30
catch with a hook(verb.contact)

Example:
Hook a fish.

source: wordnet30
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
addict

source: wordnet30
secure with the foot(verb.competition)

Example:
Hook the ball.

source: wordnet30
entice and trap(verb.communication)

Synonym:
snare

source: wordnet30
approach with an offer of sexual favors(verb.communication)

Synonym:
accost, solicit

source: wordnet30
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.(verb)

source: webster1913
To bend; to curve as a hook.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move or go with a sudden turn;(verb)

source: webster1913

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