hook in English dictionary

  • hook

    Meanings and definitions of "hook"

    • A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
    • A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing.
    • Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook
    • A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, e.g. g and j.
    • A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
    • A brief, punchy opening statement intended to draw the reader or viewer into a book or play.
    • (informal) Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
    • (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
    • (baseball) A curveball.
    • (software) A feature, definition, or coding that enables future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
    • (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. See draw, slice, fade
    • (basketball) A basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
    • (boxing) A type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc.
    • (slang) A jack (the playing card)
    • (transitive) To attach a hook to.
    • (transitive) To catch with a hook ( hook a fish ).
    • (transitive) To ensnare someone, as if with a hook.
    • (transitive) To connect ( hook into , hook together ).
    • (Usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.
    • (cricket, golf) To play a hook shot.
    • (field hockey, ice hockey) To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)
    • (soccer) To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
    • (intransitive, slang) To engage in prostitution.
    • noun
      A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
    • noun
      A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing.
    • noun
      Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook
    • noun
      (informal)
      A ship's anchor.
    • noun
      That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
    • noun
      A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, e.g. g and j.
    • noun
      A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
    • noun
      A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
    • noun
      A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
    • noun
      (informal)
      Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
    • noun
      (baseball)
      A curveball.
    • noun
      (software)
      A feature, definition, or coding that enables future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
    • noun
      (golf)
      A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. See draw, slice, fade
    • noun
      (basketball)
      A basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
    • noun
      (boxing)
      A type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc.
    • noun
      (slang)
      A jack (the playing card)
    • noun
      (typography, rare)
      A háček.
    • noun
      (Scrabble)
      An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
    • noun
      (bowling)
      A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
    • noun
      (bridge, slang)
      A finesse.
    • noun
      A snare; a trap.
    • noun
      A field sown two years in succession.
    • noun
      (in the plural)
      The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
    • noun
      (geography)
      A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To attach a hook to.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To catch with a hook ( hook a fish).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To ensnare someone, as if with a hook.
    • verb
      (Britain, US, slang, archaic)
      To steal.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To connect ( hook into, hook together).
    • verb
      (usually in passive)
      To make addicted; to captivate.
    • verb
      (cricket, golf)
      To play a hook shot.
    • verb
      (rugby)
      To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
    • verb
      (field hockey, ice hockey)
      To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)
    • verb
      (soccer)
      To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
    • verb
      (intransitive, slang)
      To engage in prostitution.
    • verb
      (Scrabble)
      To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
    • verb
      (bridge, slang)
      To finesse.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move or go with a sudden turn.
    • A location in a routine or program in which the programmer can connect or insert other routines for the purpose of debugging or enhancing functionality.
    • A rod bent into a curved shape, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything.
    • Features, definitions, or codings that enable future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
    • (to) hook
    • A device for catching and holding animals.
    • A sharp metal hook.
    • 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.
    • A metal hook for catching fish.
    • engage in prostitution
    • rod bent into a curved shape
    • fishhook
    • loop shaped like a hook under certain letters
    • type of cricket shot
    • curveball
    • software feature
    • golf shot that curves unintentionally
    • basketball shot that goes overhead
    • type of boxing punch
    • attach a hook to something
    • catch with a hook
    • connect
    • make addicted
    • Fasten with a hook.
    • To make a piece of needlework.
    • To ask an unreasonable price.
    • noun
      anything that serves as an enticement
    • noun
      an appealing melodic phrase, orchestral ornament, refrain, etc., often important to a popular song's commercial success.
      For example, in the song "Be My Baby", performed by The Ronettes, the hook consists of the words "be my baby" over the conventional I-vi-IV-V chord progression of the chorus.
    • noun
      a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
    • noun
      a catch for locking a door
    • noun
      a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
    • noun
      a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
    • noun
      a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
    • noun
      a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
    • noun
      a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
    • noun
      (music) a stroke or line attached to the stem of eighth notes, sixteenth notes, etc.
      Eighth notes are notated with an oval, filled-in note head and a straight note stem with one flag note flag.
    • verb
      approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
    • verb
      catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
    • verb
      entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
    • verb
      fasten with a hook
    • verb
      hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
    • verb
      hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
    • verb
      make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
    • verb
      make off with belongings of others
    • verb
      rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    • verb
      secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
    • verb
      take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
    • verb
      to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

    Synonyms of "hook" in English dictionary

    cheat, pinch, nobble are the top synonyms of "hook" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "hook" in English dictionary

    unhook, undercharge are the top antonyms of "hook" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hook

    • hook ( third-person singular simple present hooks, present participle hooking, simple past and past participle hooked)
    • A right hook (boxing) File:RichardMasonRocca.JPG A hook shot in basketball hook ( plural  hooks)
    • hook (plural hooks)
    • hook (third-person singular simple present hooks, present participle hooking, simple past and past participle hooked)
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