Hook

Meaning

Noun

●

A

into a

,

with one end

and the

to a

or other attachment.

●

In Fishing:

A

used for

; a fishhook.

●

Any of various hook-shaped

such as a billhook.

●

The

used in the

of crochet.

●

The part of a

which is

a

, and on which a

and turns.

●

A

like a

under certain

,

,

and j.

●

A

to a current

or

that makes a

or

and timely.

●

A

; a trap.

●

An

hold.

●

The

of the

of

; called also

bones.

●

Removal or

from a group or activity.

●

In Agriculture:

A

two years in succession.

●

A

,

opening statement

to get

from an

,

, or

, and make them want to

to

to a

,

a

, or

a play.

●

In Narratology:

A

or

of a

to be

attention-grabbing

for the

; a

for

that will be

to

attention.

●

In Bridge:

A finesse.

●

In Card games:

A

(the

card).

●

In Geography:

A

or

of

or

at the

end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.

●

In Music:

A

which

the

of a

song.

●

In Nautical:

A ship's anchor.

●

In Programming:

Part of a system's

that can be

to change or

its behaviour.

●

In Scrabble:

An

of

a

to a

already on the

,

a

to the

or the

the

to form a new

.

●

In Typography & Diacritical marks:

A

diacritical mark

like the

part of a

,

ỏ.

●

In Typography:

A háček.

●

In Baseball:

Senses

to sports.

A curveball.

●

In Basketball:

Senses

to sports.

a

ball

in which the

, usually

to the

,

the

with a

in an upward

with a

which

over his

. Also called

.

●

In Bowling:

Senses

to sports.

A

that is

a

line.

●

In Boxing:

Senses

to sports.

a type of

with the

and

and the

along an arc

●

In Cricket:

Senses

to sports.

A type of

by

the

a

,

the

high

to the

, often

to

which

height.

●

In Golf:

Senses

to sports.

A

that (for the

)

unintentionally

to the

. (See

,

, fade.)

●

In Australian English, Canadian English & Military:

Any of the

rank.

●

A prostitute.

●

In British English:

A pickpocket.

●

In Surfing:

Synonym of

(“the part of a

that has

broken”)

●

In Nautical:

A knee-shaped

the

to the

(post

the

part of the

) or the

in cog-like

or

.

Verb

●

To

a

to.

●

To

with a

(hook a fish).

●

To work

into a

using a

; to crochet.

●

To

in a

way

of a hook.

●

To

or

someone,

with a hook.

●

In American English & British English:

To steal.

●

To

(hook into,

together).

●

To make

; to captivate.

●

In Cricket & Golf:

To

a

shot.

●

In Rugby:

To

in

the

of a

(used

of the team's

hooker).

●

In Field hockey & Ice hockey:

To

in the

of

(i.e; using the

to

or

another player)

●

In Bowling & Football (soccer):

To

a

;

or

a

so it

or bends.

●

In Prostitution:

To

in prostitution.

●

In Scrabble:

To

a

to another

by

a

to the

.

●

In Bridge:

To finesse.

●

To

or

with the

of the

, as

in

; to gore.

●

To

or

a

turn.

Name

●

A surname.

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

in Chardstock

, East Devon

, Devon, England (OS

ST3005).

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

in the

of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS

TQ1865).

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A large

and

in Hart

, Hampshire, England (OS

SU7254).

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

in Fareham

, Hampshire, England.

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England.

●

A number of

in the United Kingdom:

A

in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

●

A

in South Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand, on the Hook River.

●

The amount of

on a

ball.

Sourced from

Origin

hook

English

hoke

Middle English (1100-1500)

hoc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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