Hyphenation of hook

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hook

Definitions of hook:

1.
A catch for locking a door
2.
A sharp curve or crook
A shape resembling a hook
3.
Anything that serves as an enticement
4.
A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
5.
A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
6.
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
He took lessons to cure his hooking
7.
A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8.
A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
9.
Fasten with a hook
10.
Rip off
Ask an unreasonable price
11.
Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
She sat there crocheting all day
12.
Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
13.
Take by theft
Someone snitched my wallet!
14.
Make off with belongings of others
15.
Hit with a hook
His opponent hooked him badly
16.
Catch with a hook
Hook a fish
17.
To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
18.
Secure with the foot
Hook the ball
19.
Entice and trap
The car salesman had snared three potential customers
20.
Approach with an offer of sexual favors
He was solicited by a prostitute The young man was caught soliciting in the park

Synonyms of hook:

noun catch
noun crotchet, curve, curved shape
noun bait, come-on, lure, sweetener, temptation, enticement
noun claw, mechanical device
noun implement
noun draw, hooking, golf stroke, golf shot, swing
noun punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
nounhook shot, basketball shot
verb fasten, fix, secure, hook up
verb overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, cheat, rip off, chisel
verb crochet, loop, intertwine
verb hit
verb snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom, steal
verb pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, sneak, filch, nobble, lift, steal
verb hit
verb catch, grab, take hold of
verb addict, habituate, accustom
verb play
verb snare, entice, lure, tempt
verb solicit, accost, offer

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