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Another word for hook

hook Synonyms

hook

n.

An implement for snagging
lock, catch, clasp, latch; see fastener.
A curved implement for cutting
sickle, bill, billhook, machete, adze, scythe; see also tool 1.

hook Synonyms

hook

v.

To curve in the shape of a hook
angle, crook, curve; see arch 1.
To catch on a hook
pin, catch, secure; see fasten 1.
*To attain one's end by trickery
cheat, defraud, dupe; see deceive.

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Another word for hook

noun

A device for fastening or for checking motion:

catch, clasp, fastener. See move

verb

(Slang)

To take (another's property) without permission:

filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, steal, thieve. (Informal) lift, swipe. (Slang) cop, heist, nip¹, pinch, rip off, snitch. Idiom: make (or walk) off with. See crimes, give

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I caught fish with hook and line and pole.
"Kind of lets you off the hook, don't it?" the old man said with a smile.
Xander was right about hook-ups being expected at these parties.
The fishery is also carried on along the coast of Norfolk and Suffolk, where great quantities of the fish are caught with hook and line, and conveyed to market alive in "well-boats" specially built for this traffic. Such boats have been in use since the beginning of the '8th century.
He wants to hook you up with his brother, by the way.

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