Hook synonyms
ho͝ok
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Part of speech:
A grip or grasp of the hand.
To follow a link in a webpage or electronic document:
pull (related)
To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
The definition of a lock is a device or a tool for holding or securing, or an enclosed canal with a series of gates that raise and lower ships to the level of adjoining water.
The definition of a latch is a hook, bar or other mechanism that causes a door or cupboard to close and stay closed.
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An implement having a semicircular blade attached to a short handle, used for cutting grain or tall grass.
Bill is defined as a statement of fees or charges, or a list of what's available or offered.
A small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
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(Intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
(Computing, graphical user interface) To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
To make certain; ensure:
To elude; escape:
To dupe is to trick or deceive someone.
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tool (related)
The whole machine; machine tool
arch (related)
To cover with an arch or arches.
deceive (related)
Deceive is defined as to make someone believe something that isn't true.
Relating to or having the characteristics of an eagle.
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unciform
Designating a hooked process on the unciform bone, or a similar process on the ethmoid bone
aduncity
agraffe
A hook and loop, used to fasten armor or clothing
bill-hook
Alternative form of billhook.
cant-hook
A heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
cleek
(Golf, dated) A metal headed golf club with little loft. Equivalent to a one or two iron a modern set of clubs.
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clives
A device for fastening or for checking motion
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
A pointed part of an anchor, designed to catch in the ground
A large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish
(Nautical) A grappling iron.
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A hinged metal fastening for a door, window, lid, etc.; esp., a metal piece that fits over a staple and is held in place by a pin or padlock
pot-hook
A device for fastening or for checking motion
Something that lures or entangles the unwary:
tenaculum
A long-handled, slender, hooked instrument for lifting and holding parts, such as blood vessels, during surgery.
tenterhook
Any of the hooked nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter
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A kind of shackle for a horse, esp. one to teach ambling
(colloq.)steal
To provide a basis for; establish or found:
To move or seem to move in a curved path:
(Obs.) To take or hold captive
To record in the form of stored data
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To cut in a triangular form.
(Slang) To marry:
To have and keep possession of something.
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To catch or ensnare in a net:
To steal or filch.
(Baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
unhook (antonym)
To become unhooked
release (antonym)
To relieve of care or suffering:
unlatch (antonym)
To become unfastened or opened.
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To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
To uplift; elate:
To hold up; rob.
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor:
(Slang) To take (money or property) wrongfully.
To rip off is to cheat or steal from someone.
To inform on.
make (or walk) off with
crimes (related)
To take (another's property) without permission
give (related)
To offer in good faith; pledge:
message (related)
A usually short communication transmitted by words, signals, or other means from one person, station, or group to another:
hook-shot
(Basketball) A shot in which the offensive player, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.
The schedule of games in a sports league - NRL Fixtures - 2011 NRL Draw
A sharp, curved nail at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals
The definition of come on means a sexual advance.
The definition of lure is something that attracts a person or animal, especially something used specifically for the purposes of attracting or baiting an animal.
A sweetening agent, esp. a synthetic substance such as saccharin
To approach or accost (a person) with an offer of sex in exchange for payment.
To solicit for sexual purposes
Addict is defined as to cause someone to become dependent on a habit or substance.
(Intransitive) To form a head like that of the cabbage.
(Intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
To sneak is defined as to move around or do something in a quiet or cowardly way.
To win (a person) over.
To charge more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill
To fill to excess or beyond normal capacity
To fleece is defined as to trick someone, or to shave the wool off of a animal.
An area in air, water, soil, or rock containing pollutants released from a single source. A plume often spreads in the environment due to the action of wind, currents, or gravity.
To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick:
To deprive of something injuriously:
To become attached to something; stick:
undercharge (antonym)
To load (a firearm) with an insufficient charge.
snap (related)
screw (related)
crimp (related)
stick (related)
bolt (related)
hook-in (related)
hooklength (related)
hooks (related)
hooklink (related)
reel (related)
crank (related)
peg (related)
rope (related)
Find another word for hook. In this page you can discover 128 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hook, like: catch, clasp, link, pull, bend, lock, latch, sickle, bill, billhook and machete.