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Hook Definition
(n)
a
catch
for
locking
a
door
(n)
a
sharp
curve
or
crook
;
a
shape
resembling
a
hook
(n)
anything
that
serves
as
an
enticement
(n)
a
mechanical
device
that
is
curved
or
bent
to
suspend
or
hold
or
pull
something
(n)
a
curved
or
bent
implement
for
suspending
or
pulling
something
(n)
a
golf
shot
that
curves
to
the
left
for
a
right
-
handed
golfer
; "
he
tooks
lessons
to
cure
his
hooking
"
(n)
a
short
swinging
punch
delivered
from
the
side
with
the
elbow
bent
(n)
a
basketball
shot
made
over
the
head
with
the
hand
that
is
farther
from
the
basket
(v)
fasten
with
a
hook
(v)
rip
off
;
ask
an
unreasonable
price
(v)
make
a
piece
of
needlework
by
interlocking
and
looping
thread
with
a
hooked
needle
; "
She
sat
there
crocheting
all
day
"
(v)
hit
a
ball
and
put
a
spin
on
it
so
that
it
travels
to
the
left
(v)
take
by
theft
; "
Someone
snitched
my
wallet
!"
(v)
make
off
with
belongings
of
others
(v)
hit
with
a
hook
; "
His
opponent
hooked
him
badly
"
(v)
catch
with
a
hook
; "
hook
a
fish
"
(v)
to
cause
(
someone
or
oneself
)
to
become
dependent
(
on
something
,
especially
a
narcotic
drug
)
(v)
secure
with
the
foot
; "
hook
the
ball
"
(v)
entice
and
trap
; "
The
car
salesman
had
snared
three
potential
customers
"
(v)
approach
with
an
offer
of
sexual
favors
; "
he
was
solicited
by
a
prostitute
"; "
The
young
man
was
caught
soliciting
in
the
park
"
Hook Synonyms
abstract
accost
addict
bait
cabbage
claw
come-on
cop
crochet
crotchet
draw
filch
fleece
gazump
glom
hook
hook shot
hooking
knock off
lift
lure
nobble
overcharge
pilfer
pinch
pluck
plume
purloin
rob
snare
snarf
sneak
snitch
soak
solicit
surcharge
sweetener
swipe
thieve
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