hooks UK/hʊks/ US/ˈhʊks/ fairly common noun 1. large strong hand (as of a fighter) “wait till I get my hooks on him” Synonymsmeat hooksmaulers Related words Broader terms hand WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.