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Meaning of 'hook' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hook [ n.]
- A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
- That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
- See Eccentric, and V-hook.
- A snare; a trap.
- A field sown two years in succession.
- The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
2 . Hook [ v. i.]
- To bend; to curve as a hook.
3 . Hook [ v. t.]
- To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
- To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- To steal.

Meaning of 'hook' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hook [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Example in sentence:
  • he took lessons to cure his hooking
2 . hook [ v]
Meaning (2):
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
Example in sentence:
  • he was solicited by a prostitute;
  • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Meaning (3):
- hit with a hook
Example in sentence:
  • His opponent hooked him badly
Meaning (4):
- catch with a hook
Example in sentence:
  • hook a fish
Meaning (5):
- secure with the foot
Example in sentence:
  • hook the ball
Meaning (6):
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Example in sentence:
  • She sat there crocheting all day
Meaning (7):
- take by theft
Example in sentence:
  • Someone snitched my wallet!
Meaning (8):
- entice and trap
Example in sentence:
  • The car salesman had snared three potential customers

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