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hook

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Noun

  1. A [[rod]] [[bend#Verb|bent]] into a [[curved#Adjective|curved]] [[shape#Noun|shape]], typically with one [[end#Noun|end]] [[free#Adjective|free]] and the other end [[secure#Verb|secured]] to a [[rope#Noun|rope]] or other [[attachment]].
  2. A [[barbed#Adjective|barbed]] [[metal]] hook used for [[fishing#Noun|fishing]]; a [[fishhook]].
  3. Any of various hook-shaped [[agricultural]] [[implement#Noun|implements]] such as a [[billhook]].
  4. The curved [[needle#Noun|needle]] used in the art of [[crochet]].
  5. The part of a [[hinge#Noun|hinge]] which is [[fix#Verb|fixed]] to a [[post#Noun|post]], and on which a [[door]] or [[gate]] [[hang#Verb|hangs]] and [[turn#Verb|turns]].
  6. A [[loop#Noun|loop]] shaped like a hook under certain [[written#Adjective|written]] [[letter#Noun|letters]], for example, ''g'' and ''j''.
  7. A [[tie-in]] to a [[current#Adjective|current]] [[event]] or [[trend#Noun|trend]] that makes a [[news]] [[story]] or [[editorial]] [[relevant]] and [[timely]].
  8. A [[snare#Noun|snare]]; a [[trap#Noun|trap]].
  9. An [[advantageous]] [[hold]].
  10. {{lb|en|in the plural}} The projecting points of the [[thighbone]]s of [[cattle]]; called also [[hook bones]].
  11. {{lb|en|informal}} [[removal|Removal]] or [[expulsion]] from a group or activity.
  12. {{lb|en|agriculture}} A [[field]] [[sow]]n [[two]] [[year]]s in [[succession]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[attach]] a hook to.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[attach]]ed, as by a hook.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[catch]] with a hook {{qualifier|hook a fish}}.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to [[crochet]].
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[insert]] in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
  6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[ensnare]] or [[obligate]] someone, as if with a hook.
  7. {{lb|en|UK|US|slang|archaic}} To [[steal]].
  8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[connect]] (''hook into'', ''hook together'').
  9. {{lb|en|usually|in passive}} To make [[addicted]]; to [[captivate]].
  10. To acquire as a spouse.
  11. {{lb|en|cricket|golf|basketball}} To play a [[hook shot]].
  12. {{lb|en|rugby}} To succeed in [[heel]]ing the ball back out of a [[scrum]] (used particularly of the team's designated [[hooker]]).

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. A number of places in the [[United Kingdom]]:
  3. {{place|en|rural locality|area/{{w|South Canterbury}}|r/Canterbury|c/New Zealand}}, on the Hook River. <ref>[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz23379/Hook/ NZ Topo Map]</ref>

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