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Hook

hʊk

Hook definitions
noun
hook hooks fishhook fishhooks
  1. a piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on

    "a picture hook"

    peg holder fastener fastening catch clasp hasp clip pin buckle hook and eye
    • a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish
    • a cradle on which a phone receiver rests
  2. a thing designed to catch people's attention

    "companies are looking for a sales hook"

    • a catchy chorus or repeated instrumental passage in a piece of popular music

      "strong, funky vocals with a hook that gets into your head"

  3. a curved cutting instrument, especially as used for reaping or shearing
    billhook scythe sickle
  4. a short swinging punch made with the elbow bent and rigid, especially in boxing

    "a perfectly timed right hook to the chin"

    punch blow hit box cuff thump smack crack knock thwack
    • a stroke made to the on side with a horizontal or slightly upward swing of the bat at shoulder height
    • a stroke that makes the ball deviate in flight in the direction of the follow-through (from right to left for a right-handed player), typically inadvertently
  5. a curved stroke in handwriting
    • an added stroke transverse to the stem in the symbol for a quaver or other note
  6. a curved promontory or sand spit
verb
hook hooked hooking hooks
  1. attach or fasten with a hook or hooks

    "the truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate"

    attach fix hitch fasten secure clasp
    • bend into the shape of a hook so as to fasten around or to an object

      "he hooked his thumbs in his belt"

  2. catch with a hook

    "he hooked a 24 lb pike"

    catch take land net bag snare ensnare trap entrap
    • steal

      "a maid hooked one of her mistress's dresses"

  3. attract and hold the attention of; captivate

    "I was hooked by John's radical zeal"

  4. hit (the ball) round to the on side with a horizontal or slightly upward swing of the bat at shoulder height; hit a ball delivered by (the bowler) with such a stroke
    • strike (the ball) so that it deviates in the direction of the follow-through, typically inadvertently
    • punch one's opponent with the elbow bent and rigid

      "McKenzie switched his attack downstairs, hooking to the ribs"

    • use one's stick to restrain (an opponent), for which a penalty may be assessed

      "the defenceman hooked him from behind"

  5. secure (the ball) and pass it backwards with the foot in the scrum