hook

²hook

verb

Definition of HOOK

transitive verb

1

: to form into a hook : crook

2

a : to seize or make fast by or as if by a hook b : to connect by or as if by a hook —often used with up

3

: steal, pilfer

4

: to make (as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hook

5

: to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook results

intransitive verb

1

: to form a hook : curve

2

: to become hooked

3

: to work as a prostitute

Examples of HOOK

1. The train cars were hooked together.
2. My sweater was hooked on a branch.
3. I hooked the door shut.
4. The dress hooks in the back.
5. The two parts hooked together.
6. He hooked a large fish.
7. He hooked his arm around my neck.
8. She hooked her fingers around the doorknob.
9. He hooked his thumb through a loop of his pants.

First Known Use of HOOK

13th century

Related to HOOK

Synonyms: arch, bow, crook, curve, bend, swerve

Antonyms: straighten, unbend, uncurl

Related Words: arc, round; incurvate, incurve, inflect, reflect; deflect, divert; entwine, kink, swirl, turn, twine, twist, veer, warp; coil, curl, enroll (also enrol), loop, spiral; dent, dimple; meander, wave, weave, wind; decline, incline, slope

Near Antonyms: detach, disengage, divide, part, split; cleave, rupture, sever, sunder

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