Definition

1. Noun:

   • A hook: A curved or bent piece of metal, plastic, or other material used for catching, holding, or hanging things.
   • A clasp: A device, often a hook and loop, for fastening things together, such as on a piece of clothing or a bag.
   • A crotchet (music): A musical note with a time value equal to half a minim or one quarter of a semibreve; a quarter note.

2. Verb:

   • To hook: To attach, catch, or secure something with or as if with a hook.
   • To pick / to fish out: To remove or extract something from a confined or hard-to-reach place, often using a finger or a tool.
   • To crochet: To make fabric by interlocking loops of yarn or thread using a hooked needle.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Áo khoác này có móc bằng kim loại. (This jacket has metal hooks.)
  • Treo túi xách lên cái móc trên tường. (Hang the bag on the hook on the wall.)
  • Bản nhạc này có nhiều nốt móc. (This piece of music has many quarter notes.)

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy móc chiếc chìa khóa từ trong cống lên. (He hooked the key out from the drain.)
  • Cô ấy thích móc khăn choàng vào mùa đông. (She likes to crochet scarves in the winter.)
  • Đừng móc tay vào túi quần. (Don't pick your finger in your pants pocket.)

Advanced Usage

• "nói móc": to make a sarcastic or snide remark; to speak with veiled criticism.

  • Anh ta không bao giờ nói thẳng mà chỉ thích nói móc. (He never speaks directly, he only likes to make snide remarks.)

• "móc nối": to connect, to establish contact (often for a purpose, sometimes clandestine).

  • Hắn có nhiệm vụ móc nối với các nguồn tin trong thành phố. (His task is to establish contact with informants in the city.)

Variants and Related Words

• Móc câu (n): fishhook.

  • Cần câu cá cần có móc câu sắc. (A fishing rod needs a sharp fishhook.)

• Móc áo (n): coat hanger.

  • Hãy treo áo vào móc áo. (Please hang the coat on the hanger.)

• Móc túi (v): to pickpocket.

  • Cẩn thận với bọn móc túi ở chợ. (Be careful with pickpockets at the market.)

Synonyms

• Hook (n): a curved device for catching or holding.
• Extract (v): to remove or take out.
• Crochet (v): to make needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle.

Related Idioms

• Móc họng: (literally: to hook the throat) To demand something forcefully or to extort.

  • Giá cả kiểu đó chỉ là móc họng người tiêu dùng. (Prices like that are just extorting the consumers.)

• Mắt móc cua: (literally: eyes like crab hooks) Describing eyes that are deep-set or have a fierce, hooked appearance.

  • Ông ấy có đôi mắt móc cua rất dữ. (He has very fierce, deep-set eyes.)

noun

1. hook; crotchet; clasp

verb

1. to hook; to seize; to pick