Meaning & Definition of Hook in English
Hook
noun
1. A catch for locking a door
- hook
2. A sharp curve or crook
- A shape resembling a hook
- hook,
- crotchet
3. Anything that serves as an enticement
- bait,
- come-on,
- hook,
- lure,
- sweetener
4. A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- hook,
- claw
5. A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- hook
6. A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- "He took lessons to cure his hooking"
- hook,
- draw,
- hooking
7. A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- hook
8. A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- hook shot,
- hook
verb
1. Fasten with a hook
- hook
2. Rip off
- Ask an unreasonable price
- overcharge,
- soak,
- surcharge,
- gazump,
- fleece,
- plume,
- pluck,
- rob,
- hook
3. Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- "She sat there crocheting all day"
- crochet,
- hook
4. Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- hook
5. Take by theft
- "Someone snitched my wallet!"
- hook,
- snitch,
- thieve,
- cop,
- knock off,
- glom
6. Make off with belongings of others
- pilfer,
- cabbage,
- purloin,
- pinch,
- abstract,
- snarf,
- swipe,
- hook,
- sneak,
- filch,
- nobble,
- lift
7. Hit with a hook
- "His opponent hooked him badly"
- hook
8. Catch with a hook
- "Hook a fish"
- hook
9. To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- addict,
- hook
10. Secure with the foot
- "Hook the ball"
- hook
11. Entice and trap
- "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
- 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"
- hook,
- solicit,
- accost