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Definitions of hook
  1. noun
    anything that serves as an enticement

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  2. verb
    make off with belongings of others
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  3. verb
    approach with an offer of sexual favors

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  4. verb
    take by theft
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  5. noun
    a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

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  6. noun
    a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

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

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  8. noun
    a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

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  9. verb
    make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

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  10. verb
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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  11. verb
    entice and trap

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  12. noun
    a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

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  13. noun
    a catch for locking a door
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  14. noun
    a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
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  15. noun
    a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  16. verb
    catch with a hook
    "hook a fish"
  17. verb
    fasten with a hook
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  18. verb
    hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
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    hit
  19. verb
    hit with a hook
    "His opponent hooked him badly"
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    hit
  20. verb
    secure with the foot
    "hook the ball"
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Parts of hook
  • "barb"
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