hook

Noun

• a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

• a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
  • he took lessons to cure his hooking
    

• a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• anything that serves as an enticement

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• a catch for locking a door

Verb

• approach with an offer of sexual favors
  • he was solicited by a prostitute
    
  • The young man was caught soliciting in the park
    

• entice and trap
  • The car salesman had snared three potential customers
    

• secure with the foot
  • hook the ball
    

• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

• catch with a hook
  • hook a fish
    

• hit with a hook
  • His opponent hooked him badly
    

• make off with belongings of others

• take by theft
  • Someone snitched my wallet!
    

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • She sat there crocheting all day
    

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• fasten with a hook

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hook shot , draw , hooking , claw , bait , come-on , lure , sweetener , crotchet , solicit , accost , snare , addict , snitch , thieve , cop , knock off , glom , crochet , overcharge , soak , surcharge , gazump , fleece , plume , pluck , rob
• Antonyms: 
  undercharge , unhook