hook : Idioms & Phrases
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- arrester hook
- bench hook
- Bid hook
- Boat hook
- Boot hook
- Button hook
- By hook or by crook
- can hook
- cant hook
- Cat hook
- Chain hook
- Check hook
- Chimney hook
- Clove hook
- crochet hook
Crochet hook ,Crochet needle - cup hook
- Deck hook
- dog hook
- Draught hook
Eccentric hook ∨ gab - fire hook
- Fly hook
- Forelock hook
- Gate hook
- Gorge hook
- grappling hook
- Grub hook
- Hook and eye
- Hook bill
- Hook ladder
- hook line and sinker
- Hook motion
- hook of holland
- hook on
- hook shot
- hook spanner
- Hook squid
- hook up
- hook up with
- Hook wrench
- hook-billed
- hook-nosed
- hook-shaped
- Junk hook
- kranging hook
- meat hook
- meat hooks
- Mousing hook
- off the hook
- Off the hooks
- On one's own hook
- on the hook
- pruning hook
Pruning hook , ∨Pruning knife - reap hook
- Reaping hook
- Sail hook
- Shave hook
- Side hook
- Sister hooks
- Spring hook
- Swamp hook
- Swivel hook
- Tenter-hook
To be on the tenters , ∨on the tenter-hooks - To go off the hooks
- To hook on
- v hook
- Warping hook
- Wed hook
- Weed hook
- Weeding hook
Welsh glaive , ∨Welsh hook
arrester hook
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noun a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
arrester.
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bench hook
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noun any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing)
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Bid hook
- a small boat hook.
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Boat hook
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noun pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats
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(Naut.) , an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. Totten.
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Boot hook
- a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.
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Button hook
- a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.
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By hook or by crook
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adverb in any way necessary
by any means.
- I'll pass this course by hook or by crook
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- in some way or other; by fair means or foul.
- one way or other; by any means, direct or indirect. Milton. "In hope her to attain by hook or crook." Spenser.
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can hook
Can" hook`
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A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.
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cant hook
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noun a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs
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Cant" hook`
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A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; -- used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. U. S. Bartlett.
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Cat hook
(Naut.) , a strong hook attached to a cat block.
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Chain hook
(Naut.) , a hook, used for dragging cables about the deck.
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Check hook
- a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a checkrein is looped.
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Chimney hook
- a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire,
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Clove hook
(Naut.) , an iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails; called alsoclip hook .
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crochet hook
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noun a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting
crochet needle.
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Crochet hook , Crochet needle
- a small hook, or a hooked needle (often of bone), used in crochet work.
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cup hook
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noun hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups
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Deck hook
- a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.
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dog hook
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noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
peavy; peavey; cant dog.
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Draught hook
(Mil.) , one of the hooks on a cannon carriage, used in drawing the gun backward and forward.
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Eccentric hook ∨ gab
- a hook-shaped journal box on the end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.
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fire hook
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noun fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
poker; stove poker; salamander.
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Fly hook
- a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly.
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Forelock hook
(Rope Making) , a winch or whirl by which a bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. Knight.
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Gate hook
- the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.
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Gorge hook
- two fishhooks, separated by a piece of lead. Knight.
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grappling hook
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noun a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
grapnel; grappling iron; grapple; grappler.
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Grub hook
- a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc.
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Hook and eye
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noun a kind of fastener used on clothing
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- one of the small wire hooks and loops for fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc.
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Hook bill
(Zoöl.) , the strongly curved beak of a bird.
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Hook ladder
- a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can be suspended, as from the top of a wall.
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hook line and sinker
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adverb in every detail
- he believed her story hook, line, and sinker
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Hook motion
(Steam Engin.) , a valve gear which is reversed by V hooks.
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hook of holland
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noun a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam
Hoek van Holland.
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hook on
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verb adopt
fasten on; take up; seize on; latch on.
- take up new ideas
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hook shot
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noun a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
hook.
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hook spanner
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noun a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
hook spanner.
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Hook squid
- any squid which has the arms furnished with hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera
Enoploteuthis andOnychteuthis .
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hook up
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verb connect or link
- hook up the houses to the gas supply line
- Hook up the components of the new sound system
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hook up with
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verb take in marriage
get hitched with; wed; marry; conjoin; get married; espouse.
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Hook wrench
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noun a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
hook spanner.
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- a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end, instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or coupling.
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hook-billed
Hook"-billed` adjective
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(Zoöl.) Having a strongly curved bill.
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hook-nosed
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adjective satellite having an aquiline nose
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Hook"-nosed` adjective
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Having a hooked or aquiline nose. Shak.
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hook-shaped
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adjective satellite shaped in the form of a hook
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Junk hook
(Whaling) , a hook for hauling heavy pieces of blubber on deck.
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kranging hook
Krang"ing hook`
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(Whaling) A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away. Written also cranging hook .
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meat hook
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noun a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung
meat hook.
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meat hooks
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noun large strong hand (as of a fighter)
hooks; maulers.
- wait till I get my hooks on him
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noun a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung
meat hook.
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Mousing hook
- a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
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off the hook
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adjective satellite freed from danger or blame or obligation
- I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand
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Off the hooks
- unhinged; disturbed; disordered. Colloq. "In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone out of the river." Pepys.
= out of joint
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On one's own hook
- on one's own account or responsibility; by one's self. Colloq. U.S. Bartlett.
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on the hook
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adjective satellite caught in a difficult or dangerous situation
- there I was back on the hook
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pruning hook
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noun a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
lopper; pruner.
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Pruning hook , ∨ Pruning knife
- cutting instrument used in pruning trees, etc.
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reap hook
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noun an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
sickle; reap hook.
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Reaping hook
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noun an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle
sickle; reap hook.
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- an instrument having a hook-shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; in a specific sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of serrated.
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Sail hook
- a small hook used in making sails, to hold the seams square.
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Shave hook
- a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.
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Side hook
(Carp.) , a notched piece of wood for clamping a board to something, as a bench.
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Sister hooks
- a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of one forming a mousing for the other; called also
match hook .
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Spring hook
(Locomotive Engines) , one of the hooks which fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
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Swamp hook
- a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling logs. Cf.
Cant hook .
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Swivel hook
- a hook connected with the iron strap of a pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the turns out of a tackle.
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Tenter-hook
- a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter.
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To be on the tenters , ∨ on the tenter-hooks
- to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.
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To go off the hooks
- to die. Colloq. Thackeray.
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To hook on
- to fasten or attach by, or as by, hook.
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v hook
V" hook`
Definitions
(Steam Engine) A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
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Warping hook
- a hook used by rope makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring.
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Wed hook
- a rod with a screw or hook at the end, used for removing the wad from a gun.
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Weed hook
- a hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds.
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Weeding hook
- . Same as
Weed hook , under 3dWeed .
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Welsh glaive , ∨ Welsh hook
- a weapon of war used in former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of poleax. Fairholt. Craig.
