What is "hook" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hook": a catch for locking a door

Noun

Meaning of "hook": fasten with a hook

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

Noun

Meaning of "hook": rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Verb

Meaning of "hook": anything that serves as an enticement

Noun

Meaning of "hook": make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

Noun

Meaning of "hook": hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

Noun

Meaning of "hook": take by theft

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

Noun

Meaning of "hook": make off with belongings of others

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

Noun

Meaning of "hook": hit with a hook

Verb

Meaning of "hook": a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

Noun

Meaning of "hook": catch with a hook

Verb

Meaning of "hook": to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Verb

Meaning of "hook": secure with the foot

Verb

Meaning of "hook": entice and trap

Verb

Meaning of "hook": approach with an offer of sexual favors

Verb

Synonyms:

curve, angle, holder, lock, crook, grapple, link, catch, peg, hasp, clasp, grapnel, fasten, fix, pin, angle, secure, crook, entrap, ensnare, curve, bag, enmesh, trap, snare, hasp, net, clasp, lasso,

Antonyms:

detach, loosen, straighten, exclude, liberate, release, unlock, unfasten, lose, let go, loose, free, unhook, unlatch,