hooks Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large strong hand (as of a fighter)
    meat hooks; maulers.
    • wait till I get my hooks on him
  2. noun a catch for locking a door
    hook.
  3. noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
    crotchet; hook.
  4. noun anything that serves as an enticement
    come-on; lure; bait; sweetener; hook.
  5. noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
    hook; claw.
  6. noun a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
    hook.
  7. noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    hook; draw; hooking.
    • he took lessons to cure his hooking
  8. noun a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
    hook.
  9. noun a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
    hook shot; hook.
  10. verb fasten with a hook
    hook.
  11. verb rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    fleece; soak; plume; pluck; hook; overcharge; rob; gazump; surcharge.
  12. verb make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
    hook; crochet.
    • She sat there crocheting all day
  13. verb hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
    hook.
  14. verb take by theft
    cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
    • Someone snitched my wallet!
  15. verb make off with belongings of others
    pilfer; filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
  16. verb hit with a hook
    hook.
    • His opponent hooked him badly
  17. verb catch with a hook
    hook.
    • hook a fish
  18. verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
    hook; addict.
  19. verb secure with the foot
    hook.
    • hook the ball
  20. verb entice and trap
    hook; snare.
    • The car salesman had snared three potential customers
  21. 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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