hook

v. secure, fasten, hang, attach; bend; capture; ensnare, addict; catch a fish; be caught; be attached; pull loops of yarn through cloth with a hook; steal (Slang); punch with the elbow bent (Boxing)

n. curved piece of metal or other material by which things are hung or attached; fishhook; curve, angle, sharp bend; short punch (Boxing)

Hook may refer to:Any device which attaches to a (possibly unwilling) object, and attempts to draw it towards the place the hook is attachedGrapnel hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to give traction on a distant object (such as a wall, tree or a vehicle) by snagging on its edge or corner when thrownLanyard hook, A springy flat stock wire item formed wide at one end, narrow at the other. It opens inward with thumb pressure and stays closed by the temper of the wire.[1]Lifting hook, a device for grabbing and lifting loadsSiege hook, a weapon used in medieval and classical siege warfare to tear down walls in fortificationsSister Hook, Two overlapping metal hooks hinged to form a heart outline when open. Used as a clasp. [2] Photo here [3]One part of a hook-and-eye, a type of textile closure.In music:Hook (music), a catchy musical passageHook (song), a Blues Traveler songIn sport:Hook (boxing), a boxing punch in which the arm is swung bentHook shot a type of shot in basketball.Fishing hook, a device used to catch fish.A slang term for a curveball in baseball.Hook, a type of golf shotIn language:Hook (rhetoric)Hook (diacritic), a diacritical mark in the Vietnamese alphabetNarrative hook, a type of plot device in screenwriting and literatureAs in Captain Hook:Captain Hook, a fictional villain from J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, a children's novelHook (film), a 1991 motion picture sequel to the Peter Pan books and stageplay starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin WilliamsHook (video game), video games based on the filmAbu Hamza, a radical Muslim Cleric known in the British tabloid press as 'Hook' or 'Captain Hook', so named for the hook in place of his missing right hand, currently serving a prison sentence for incitement of racial hatred.Hook (Transformers), a Constructicon surgical engineer and truck crane in the Transformers universeTelephone hook, a cradle on which a telephone handset restsProsthetic hook, a crude hand prosthesisBondage hook, a device used in sexual bondage play"Hook-and-loop" fasteners such as VelcroHooking, a computer programming technique used in event handlingTailhook, an implement on navy aircraft to allow safe carrier landing.Eye bolt (or eye hook), a device used to connect string.The Hook, a classic urban legend.
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Hook is a a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. Hook is partnered with two sister brands: The Jolly Roger (TJR), and Smee.
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Sir William Jackson Hooker, FRS (July 6, 1785—August 12, 1865) was an English botanist.
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Hook 1. a long, thin, curved instrument for traction or holding. 2. something with that shape. palate hook one for raising the palate in posterior [more]Hook - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a catch for locking a door
(hypernym) catch
2. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(synonym) crotchet
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) uncus
3. anything that serves as an enticement
(synonym) bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
(hypernym) temptation, enticement
(derivation) snare
4. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
(synonym) claw
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) anchor, ground tackle
(part-holonym) coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
5. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
(hypernym) implement
(hyponym) boat hook
(part-meronym) barb
6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
(synonym) draw, hooking
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
7. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
(hypernym) punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
(hyponym) roundhouse
8. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
(synonym) hook shot
(hypernym) basketball shot
Verb
1. fasten with a hook
(antonym) unhook
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(see-also) hook up
(derivation) claw
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(synonym) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
(entail) charge, bill
3. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
(synonym) crochet
(hypernym) loop, intertwine
(verb-group) crochet
(classification) handicraft
4. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) draw, hooking
(classification) golf, golf game
5. take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
(synonym) snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
(hypernym) steal
6. make off with belongings of others
(synonym) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
(hypernym) steal
7. hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
8. catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
(hypernym) catch, grab, take hold of
(hyponym) seize
9. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(synonym) addict
(hypernym) habituate, accustom
(entail) use, habituate
(derivation) bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
10. secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
(hypernym) play
(classification) rugby, rugby football, rugger
11. entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
(synonym) snare
(hypernym) entice, lure, tempt
(verb-group) solicit, accost
(derivation) bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
12. approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
(synonym) solicit, accost
(hypernym) offer
(verb-group) snare

(v. t.)
To steal.
  

(v. t.)
To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
  

(v. t.)
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
  

(v. i.)
To bend; to curve as a hook.
  

(n.)
The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
  

(n.)
That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
  

(n.)
See Eccentric, and V-hook.
  

(n.)
An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
  

(n.)
A snare; a trap.
  

(n.)
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
  

(n.)
A field sown two years in succession.