Hook - Definition

n 1: a catch for locking a door
2: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn:
hook, crotchet]
3: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-
on, hook, lure, sweetener]
4: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold
or pull something [syn: hook, claw]
5: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling
something
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" [syn: hook,
draw, hooking]
7: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow
bent
8: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is
farther from the basket [syn: hook shot, hook]
v 1: fasten with a hook [ant: unhook]
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
3: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread
with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
[syn: crochet, hook]
4: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the
left
5: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: hook,
snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]
6: make off with belongings of others [syn: pilfer, cabbage,
purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook,
sneak, filch, nobble, lift]
7: hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
8: catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
9: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on
something, especially a narcotic drug) [syn: addict,
hook]
10: secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
11: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three
potential customers" [syn: hook, snare]
12: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited
by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in
the park" [syn: hook, solicit, accost]