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
Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, Klobuchar, who is running to become Minnesota’s next governor, has been fighting for stronger antitrust provisions for a long time and may have found a bipartisan hook in Live Nation.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The handle means it can be hooked onto bags, too.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
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Noun
As for the hook that sold Kudrow?
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, Klobuchar, who is running to become Minnesota’s next governor, has been fighting for stronger antitrust provisions for a long time and may have found a bipartisan hook in Live Nation.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
From his first run with the Academy Awards arranging team in 2008, Walden was hooked; the job seamlessly blended his favorite parts about film scoring and classical composing.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The handle means it can be hooked onto bags, too.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hook
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But Thune has worked to soften the blow, at least within his own conference, by involving Lee in lengthy conversations on how debate proceeds.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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The French left won the Paris mayor’s race, one of a number of blows to far-right and center-right challengers in nationwide municipal polls.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Stocks also bent under the weight of leaping yields in the bond market.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pivetta has long possessed a fastball that moves about as much as any in the game and curveball that bends as sharply as any in the game and an intensity on the mound as feverish as any in the game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officers connected Spano to the hit-and-run and arrested him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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But he's kept going door-to-door to make sure that children who have HIV are still taking their medications, connected to medical care and feeling supported.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, VanSlooten stole the ball and drove the length of the court for a layup that made it 54-51.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Amedee makes a diving stop at first to steal a hit away from Cotton.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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For an affordable meal, grab a cheap lunch at a konoba — a Croatian tavern — tucked away from the main tourist drag.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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Kuechly was called for two defensive fouls as NFL players had trouble grabbing flags.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The changes will close much of the park, including the Greek Theater, Central Promenade, and South Plaza of Civic Center, where big festivals often set up stages and vendors line the curving sidewalks.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sculptural creation hung from her neck like a necklace, before curving over her chest.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Emma Peschel beat the first-period buzzer with a slap shot to make it 4-0 and Sara Swiderski sent a shot from the blue line that deflected into the goal in the third.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Martin Necas set him up in the high slot, and after faking a slap shot, MacKinnon rifled a wrister past Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sami’s hair and beard were gray, and his thick eyebrows arched over his tired walnut eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The front of the mouse arches down and spreads wide, suggesting the noggin of the snake it's named after.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hook. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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