as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace
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as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward
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Recent Examples of hook
Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
That kid is a menace, and parents are on the hook financially for whatever their dumb kids do.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Just watch it and try not to be hooked enough to watch it all.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In addition to their eight powerful arms, colossal squids have a longer pair of tentacles tipped with hooks — likely used to secure struggling prey or fend off attackers.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
That kid is a menace, and parents are on the hook financially for whatever their dumb kids do.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
But a few years working for a company that develops eye care devices hooked her.
—Jenni Carlson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Just watch it and try not to be hooked enough to watch it all.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hook
Noun
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With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.—
John Berryman,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The near-unanimous shareholder votes show two things — large and small investors alike do not want companies’ boards of directors and management to bend to activist shareholders, and investors believe maintaining DEI programs is good for business.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The more Trump bends to the dovish faction of MAGA, the more likely his foreign policy is to end in failure.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Heiss felt toward the relationship between them a kind of atavistic idealism, which connected the experience to relationships between the Greek erastes and eromenos.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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This delivery and presence is wholly original but feels connected to this history and craft of standup.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Hodge was walked intentionally, then stole second, and Harvard-Westlake made the decision to put Lopez on first to load the bases.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The officers responded to a call around 9:30 a.m. about a Kia SUV stolen from Edgewood, Kentucky, when four suspects inside the car took off running, Fox 19 Now reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The game ended appropriately with Minnesota’s Naz Reid grabbing an offensive rebound off a Timberwolves missed free throw attempt and hugging the ball like Minnesota hugged this victory.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Decker was walking and pushing his bike when Nelson grabbed his backpack and attempted to detain him.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The glass lobby curves around this view and outside is a huge pool deck with bar and lost of open-air seating.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.—
Ellen Carpenter,
AFAR Media,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The slap of firm government is the only way to right admissions, hiring, antisemitism, and staff bloat.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
26 Apr. 2025
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The other won two games to advance from play-in purgatory to eke into the playoffs proper and earn the right to experience the hard slap that is a 2-0 hole.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The kitchen has arched steels windows and a Lacanche range.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the bottom of the first inning on Opening Day 2023, Aaron Judge clobbered a high, arching narrative over the center-field wall, and that was it.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hook. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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