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Meaning of hook
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hook
n 1: a catch for locking a door
2: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn:
{hook}, {crotchet}]
3: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {bait}, {come-
on}, {hook}, {lure}, {sweetener}]
4: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold
or pull something [syn: {hook}, {claw}]
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; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: {hook},
{draw}, {hooking}]
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 [syn: {hook shot}, {hook}]
v 1: fasten with a hook [ant: {unhook}]
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: {overcharge},
{soak}, {surcharge}, {gazump}, {fleece}, {plume}, {pluck},
{rob}, {hook}] [ant: {undercharge}]
3: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread
with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
[syn: {crochet}, {hook}]
4: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the
left
5: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook},
{snitch}, {thieve}, {cop}, {knock off}, {glom}]
6: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
{purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook},
{sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
7: hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
8: catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
9: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on
something, especially a narcotic drug) [syn: {addict},
{hook}]
10: secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
11: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three
potential customers" [syn: {hook}, {snare}]
12: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited
by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in
the park" [syn: {hook}, {solicit}, {accost}]
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