HOOK

/huːk/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 10

Definition

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

“He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.”
“The song's hook snared me.”
“We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.”