Dictionary definition for: Hook
1. (n) a catch for locking a door
3. (n) a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
4. (v) rip off; ask an unreasonable price
5. (n) anything that serves as an enticement
6. (v) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
7. (n) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
8. (v) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
9. (v) take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
10. (n) a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
11. (n) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
12. (v) make off with belongings of others
13. (n) a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
14. (v) hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
15. (v) catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
16. (n) a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
17. (v) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
18. (v) secure with the foot; "hook the ball"
19. (v) entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
20. (v) approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute" "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
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