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'hook' - used as a noun
1. a catch for locking a door
2. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
3. anything that serves as an enticement
4. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
5. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
7. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

'hook' - used as a verb
9. fasten with a hook
10. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
11. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
12. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
13. take by theft
14. make off with belongings of others
15. hit with a hook
His opponent hooked him badly
16. catch with a hook
hook a fish
17. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
18. secure with the foot
hook the ball
19. entice and trap
20. approach with an offer of sexual favors

derived forms
1. Hook / Plural
hooks
2. Hook / Past
hooked
3. Hook / Third Person
hooks
4. Hook / Present Participle
hooking
Variations of 'hook'
 
Antonym
  • unhook
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