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hook

/huk/
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Definition:

Hook can be both a noun and a verb, and it has several meanings:

Usage Instructions:
  • When using "hook" as a noun, you can often describe what it is being used for (e.g., "fishing hook," "basketball hook shot").
  • As a verb, it can be used to describe the action of catching or attracting someone (e.g., "He hooked a big fish" or "The advertisement hooked my interest").
Examples:
  • Noun: "He used a fishing hook to catch dinner."
  • Verb: "She hooked the fish with a quick motion."
Advanced Usage:
  • In sports commentary, you might hear, "He hooked the ball to the left," which means the player made the ball curve to the left.
  • In discussions about addiction, one might say, "He got hooked on drugs," meaning he became dependent on them.
Word Variants:
  • Hooked (adjective): This can mean physically attached or also refer to being addicted (e.g., "I’m hooked on this new TV show!").
  • Hooking (verb form): The action of using a hook, or in sports, the action of hitting a ball with a hook.
Different Meanings:
  • A "hook" can refer to an actual item (like in cooking) or to something metaphorical (like in storytelling where a "hook" grabs the audience's attention).
Synonyms:
  • For the noun: clasp, crook, catch.
  • For the verb: catch, entice, lure.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
  • "Hook, line, and sinker": This idiom means to be completely deceived or tricked into something.
  • "Get hooked on something": To become very interested in or addicted to something.
Noun
  1. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  2. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  3. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    • he took lessons to cure his hooking
  4. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  5. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  6. anything that serves as an enticement
  7. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  8. a catch for locking a door
Verb
  1. approach with an offer of sexual favors
    • he was solicited by a prostitute
    • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
  2. entice and trap
    • The car salesman had snared three potential customers
  3. secure with the foot
    • hook the ball
  4. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  5. catch with a hook
    • hook a fish
  6. hit with a hook
    • His opponent hooked him badly
  7. make off with belongings of others
  8. take by theft
    • Someone snitched my wallet!
  9. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  10. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
    • She sat there crocheting all day
  11. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  12. fasten with a hook

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