hook (Meaning)
hook (n)
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
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
hook (v)
fasten with a hook
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
take by theft
make off with belongings of others
hit with a hook
catch with a hook
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
secure with the foot
entice and trap
approach with an offer of sexual favors
hook (n.)
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.
That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
See Eccentric, and V-hook.
A snare; a trap.
A field sown two years in succession.
The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook.
hook (v. t.)
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.
To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
To steal.
hook (v. i.)
To bend; to curve as a hook.
To move or go with a sudden turn;
to make off; to clear out; -- often with it.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hook
Synonyms:
- bastinado
- one-two
- cudgelling
- battering
- pasting
- flogging
- KO
- whap
- counterpunch
- walloping
- cruncher
- roundhouse
- counter
- thrashing
- sidewinder
- counterstroke
- pummelling
- drubbing
- clobbering
- knockdown
- body blow
- hammering
- bludgeoning
- left
- knockout
- sucker punch
- counterblow
- beating
- larrup
- pummeling
- rabbit punch
- cudgeling
- shiver
- right
- uppercut
- whipping
- whip
Antonyms:
hook Sentence Examples
- The fisherman cast his hook into the shimmering waters, hoping to snag a large bass.
- The bird used its sharp hook-shaped beak to tear into the flesh of its prey.
- The carpenter hung the painting on a hook in the living room.
- The coat rack had several hooks, making it convenient for hanging multiple items.
- The child's swing hung from a sturdy hook attached to a tree branch.
- The pirates used hooks instead of hands, brandishing them in fearsome duels.
- The scientist used a hook to retrieve a sample of sediment from the bottom of the lake.
- The climber attached a hook to his harness to secure himself to the cliff face.
- The burglar used a hook to open the locked door and gain entry into the house.
- The doctor hooked the patient up to an IV line to administer medication.
FAQs About the word 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
smack, lick, stroke, thud,blow, knock, switch, clip, swipe, pound
straighten, unbend,straighten, unbend,, uncurl,uncurl
The fisherman cast his hook into the shimmering waters, hoping to snag a large bass.
The bird used its sharp hook-shaped beak to tear into the flesh of its prey.
The carpenter hung the painting on a hook in the living room.
The coat rack had several hooks, making it convenient for hanging multiple items.
