off the hook Synonyms
Strongest:
- pound
- swipe
- knock
- clip
- whack
- punch
- thump
- stroke
- bang
- lick
- poke
- hit
- blow
- slap
- switch
- thud
- slam
- smack
- beat
- spank
Strong:
- bop
- pick
- hack
- buffet
- wallop
- knee
- clap
- chop
- wham
- hand
- plump
- welt
- pelt
- smash
- clout
- bat
- biff
- kick
- stinger
- stripe
- swing
- licking
- haymaker
- bash
- box
- pounding
- swat
- fillip
- slug
- dab
- whop
- thwack
- belt
- lash
- rap
- sock
- crack
- douse
- bust
- cuff
Weak:
- cruncher
- sidewinder
- roundhouse
- drubbing
- counterblow
- one-two
- whip
- left
- cudgeling
- body-blow
- larrup
- beating
- rabbit-punch
- knockout
- sucker-punch
- flogging
- battering
- whap
- ko
- pummeling
- pasting
- knockdown
- walloping
- counterpunch
- thrashing
- cudgelling
- counterstroke
- bludgeoning
- counter
- right
- hammering
- shiver
- uppercut
- clobbering
- pummelling
- whipping
- bastinado
Strongest:
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No strong antonyms found.
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off the hook Meaning
Wordnet
off the hook (s)
freed from danger or blame or obligation
off the hook Sentence Examples
- The suspect got off the hook due to lack of evidence.
- The angler hooked a large fish and fought to keep it off the hook.
- The trapeze artist swung gracefully off the hook, defying gravity.
- The climbing harness held the mountaineer securely off the hook and prevented a fall.
- The chef swiftly yanked the fish off the hook and prepared it for cooking.
- The hunter used a bone knife to carefully remove the arrowhead off the hook.
- The dog chewed on a toy, happily shaking it off the hook.
- The phone call alerted us about an emergency, getting us off the hook from a boring meeting.
- The lawyer's persuasive arguments got the client off the hook for speeding.
- The skydiver deftly glided off the hook and parachuted toward the ground.
FAQs About the word off the hook
freed from danger or blame or obligation
pound, swipe, knock, clip, whack, punch, thump, stroke, bang, lick
straighten, straighten, unbend, unbend,, uncurl,uncurl
The suspect got off the hook due to lack of evidence.
The angler hooked a large fish and fought to keep it off the hook.
The trapeze artist swung gracefully off the hook, defying gravity.
The climbing harness held the mountaineer securely off the hook and prevented a fall.
