hook

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

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
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

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