HOOK

Definition

1. noun a catch for locking a door.
2. noun a sharp curve or crook. — synonyms: crotchet
3. noun anything that serves as an enticement. — synonyms: bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
4. noun a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. — synonyms: claw
5. noun a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something.
6. noun a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer. — synonyms: draw, hooking
7. noun a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent.
8. noun a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket. — synonyms: hook_shot
9. verb fasten with a hook.
10. verb rip off. — synonyms: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob
11. verb make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle. — synonyms: crochet
12. verb hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left.
13. verb take by theft. — synonyms: snitch, thieve, cop, knock_off, glom
14. verb make off with belongings of others. — synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, sneak
15. verb hit with a hook.
16. verb catch with a hook.
17. verb to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). — synonyms: addict
18. verb secure with the foot.
19. verb entice and trap. — synonyms: snare
20. verb approach with an offer of sexual favors. — synonyms: solicit, accost