Defenition of the word hook

• Defenition of the word hook

  • A sharp metal hook.
  • A rod bent into a curved shape, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything.
  • A metal hook for catching fish.
  • A device for catching and holding animals.
  • A punch in boxing delivered with the arm bent.
  • 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.
  • Features, definitions, or codings that enable future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
  • To fasten with a hook.
  • To ask an unreasonable price.
  • To make a piece of needlework.
  • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp. a narcotic drug)
  • anything that serves as an enticement
  • interlock
  • the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
  • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  • a catch for locking a door
  • fasten with a hook
  • catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
  • hit with a hock; in boxing
  • in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • a device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
  • take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
  • a shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • make off with belongings of others
  • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
  • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
  • entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
  • secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
  • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
  • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
  • approach with an offer of sexual favors
  • entice and trap
  • secure with the foot
  • catch with a hook
  • hit with a hook
  • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • take by theft

Synonyms for the word hook

• • abstract
  • addict
  • bait
  • cabbage
  • claw
  • come-on
  • cop
  • crochet
  • crotchet
  • draw
  • filch
  • fleece
  • gazump
  • glom
  • hand
  • hook shot
  • knock off
  • lift
  • lure
  • manus
  • mauler
  • mitt
  • nobble
  • overcharge
  • paw
  • pilfer
  • pinch
  • pluck
  • plume
  • purloin
  • rob
  • snarf
  • sneak
  • snitch
  • soak
  • surcharge
  • sweetener
  • swipe
  • thieve

Similar words in the hook

• • hook up

Meronymys for the word hook

• • arteria digitalis
  • arteria metacarpea
  • ball
  • barb
  • clothes hanger
  • coat hanger
  • digital arteries
  • dress hanger
  • finger
  • grapnel
  • grapple
  • grappler
  • grappling hook
  • grappling iron
  • intercapitular vein
  • metacarpal artery
  • metacarpal vein
  • metacarpus
  • palm
  • vena intercapitalis
  • vena metacarpus

Hyponyms for the word hook

• • anchor
  • boat hook
  • buttonhook
  • crotchet
  • cup hook
  • extort
  • fishhook
  • gaff
  • gig
  • gouge
  • ground tackle
  • meat hook
  • pothook
  • rack
  • roundhouse
  • seize
  • skyhook
  • squeeze
  • tenterhook
  • uncus
  • wring

Hypernyms for the word hook

• • accustom
  • basketball shot
  • beat
  • biff
  • catch
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • clout
  • curve
  • curved shape
  • entice
  • enticement
  • extremity
  • fasten
  • fix
  • golf shot
  • golf stroke
  • grab
  • habituate
  • hit
  • implement
  • intertwine
  • lick
  • loop
  • lure
  • mechanical device
  • offer
  • play
  • poke
  • punch
  • rip off
  • secure
  • sell short
  • slug
  • steal
  • surname
  • swing
  • take hold of
  • tempt
  • temptation

Antonyms for the word hook

• • undercharge
  • unhook

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