hooking Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
   hook; draw.
   
   • he took lessons to cure his hooking
2. verb fasten with a hook
   hook.
   
3. verb rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   fleece; soak; plume; pluck; hook; overcharge; rob; gazump; surcharge.
   
4. verb make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
   hook; crochet.
   
   • She sat there crocheting all day
5. verb hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
   hook.
   
6. verb take by theft
   cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
   
   • Someone snitched my wallet!
7. verb make off with belongings of others
   pilfer; filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
   
8. verb hit with a hook
   hook.
   
   • His opponent hooked him badly
9. verb catch with a hook
   hook.
   
   • hook a fish
10. verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
    hook; addict.
    
11. verb secure with the foot
    hook.
    
    • hook the ball
12. verb entice and trap
    hook; snare.
    
    • The car salesman had snared three potential customers
13. verb approach with an offer of sexual favors
    hook; solicit; accost.
    
    • he was solicited by a prostitute
    • The young man was caught soliciting in the park

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