hooks Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large strong hand (as of a fighter)
meat hooks; maulers.
- wait till I get my hooks on him
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noun a catch for locking a door
hook.
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noun a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
crotchet; hook.
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noun anything that serves as an enticement
come-on; lure; bait; sweetener; hook.
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noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook; claw.
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noun a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
hook.
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noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
hook; draw; hooking.
- he took lessons to cure his hooking
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noun a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
hook.
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noun a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
hook shot; hook.
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verb fasten with a hook
hook.
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verb rip off; ask an unreasonable price
fleece; soak; plume; pluck; hook; overcharge; rob; gazump; surcharge.
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verb make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
hook; crochet.
- She sat there crocheting all day
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verb hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
hook.
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verb take by theft
cop; knock off; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
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verb make off with belongings of others
pilfer; filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; cabbage; nobble.
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verb hit with a hook
hook.
- His opponent hooked him badly
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verb catch with a hook
hook.
- hook a fish
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verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
hook; addict.
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verb secure with the foot
hook.
- hook the ball
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verb entice and trap
hook; snare.
- The car salesman had snared three potential customers
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verb approach with an offer of sexual favors
hook; solicit; accost.
- he was solicited by a prostitute
- The young man was caught soliciting in the park
