Main Entry:

²hook

Function:

verb

Date:

13th century

transitive verb

1: to form into a hook : crook2 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 up3: steal, pilfer4: to make (as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hook5: to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook resultsintransitive verb1: to form a hook : curve2: to become hooked3: to work as a prostitute