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36 Definitions of: hook

1. noun, a piece of material, usually metal, curved or bent and used to suspend, catch, hold, or pull something
2. noun, short for fish-hook
3. noun, a trap or snare
4. noun, something that attracts or is intended to be an attraction
5. noun, something resembling a hook in design or use
6. noun, a) a sharp bend or angle in a geological formation, esp a river b) a sharply curved spit of land
7. noun, boxing a short swinging blow delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8. noun, cricket a shot in which the ball is hit square on the leg side with the bat held horizontally
9. noun, golf a shot that causes the ball to swerve sharply from right to left
10. noun, surfing the top of a breaking wave
11. noun, Also called: hookcheck ice hockey the act of hooking an opposing player
12. noun, music a stroke added to the stem of a written or printed note to indicate time values shorter than a crotchet
13. noun, a catchy musical phrase in a pop song
14. noun, another name for a sickle
15. noun, a nautical word for anchor
16. noun, by hook or (by) crook by any means
17. noun, get the hook slang to be dismissed from employment
18. noun, hook, line, and sinker completely
19. noun, off the hook a) slang out of danger; free from obligation or guilt b) (of a telephone receiver) not on the support, so that incoming calls cannot be received
20. noun, on one's own hook slang on one's own initiative
21. noun, on the hook slang a) waiting b) in a dangerous or difficult situation
22. noun, sling one's hook slang to leave
23. verb, to fasten or be fastened with or as if with a hook or hooks
24. verb, to catch (something, such as a fish) on a hook
25. verb, to curve like or into the shape of a hook
26. verb, (of bulls, elks, etc) to catch or gore with the horns
27. verb, to make (a rug) by hooking yarn through a stiff fabric backing with a special instrument
28. verb, to cut (grass or herbage) with a sickle
29. verb, boxing to hit (an opponent) with a hook
30. verb, ice hockey to impede (an opposing player) by catching hold of him with the stick
31. verb, golf to play (a ball) with a hook
32. verb, rugby to obtain and pass (the ball) backwards from a scrum to a member of one's team, using the feet
33. verb, cricket to play (a ball) with a hook
34. verb, to trick
35. verb, a slang word for steal
36. verb, hook it slang to run or go quickly away ▷ See also hook-up
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1. noun, a grapnel, esp one used for securing ships
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Synonyms:	fasten, catch, link, lock, holder, peg, clasp, hasp, fix, secure	And more...

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