Definition of hook | What does hook mean?
What is the definition of the word HOOK?
Here is a list of definitions for hook.
- a catch for locking a door
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
What are the verbs of the word HOOK?
Here is a list of definitions for hook.
- fasten with a hook
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
- make off with belongings of others
- hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
- catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
- entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
- approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
What are the synonyms of the word HOOK?
What is another word for HOOK?. Here is a list of synonyms for HOOK
Words beginning with HOOK?
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In which dictionaries does the word hook exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes