Definition

Noun (plural: meat hooks) 1. Large, strong hands: Refers to very large and powerful hands, typically those of a fighter or a person with great physical strength. The term compares the hands to the heavy hooks used in butcheries to handle large cuts of meat. 2. (Slang) Hands in general: Informally used to refer to one's hands, often with an implication of their size or strength.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The boxer raised his enormous meat hooks and prepared to fight.
  • Be careful with that antique vase; don't grab it with your meat hooks.

Advanced Usage

• "Get one's hooks on/into someone/something": To get hold of, control over, or possession of someone or something, often with a sense of aggression or determination.
  • The collector was desperate to get his hooks on the rare stamp.
  • Once the corporation gets its hooks into a market, it's hard for small businesses to compete.

Variants and Related Words

• Hook (noun): A curved piece of metal used for catching, holding, or pulling things. Can also refer to a punch in boxing.
• Meat hook (noun, literal): The actual tool used in butchery or meat processing.

Synonyms

• Fists
• Paws (informal)
• Mitts (slang)

Related Phrases

• By hook or by crook: By any means necessary, fair or unfair.
  • He was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook.
• Hook, line, and sinker: Completely and unquestioningly (often used for believing a lie).
  • He fell for the story hook, line, and sinker.

Noun

1. large strong hand (as of a fighter)
   • wait till I get my hooks on him