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lock
An enclosed part of a canal, waterway, etc. equipped with gates so that the level of the water can be changed to raise or lower boats from one level to another
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  1. An enclosed part of a canal, waterway, etc. equipped with gates so that the level of the water can be changed to raise or lower boats from one level to another
  2. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.
  3. A mechanical device furnished with a bolt and usually a spring, for fastening a door, strongbox, etc. by means of a key or combination
catch
Something that is perceived or noticed:
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  1. Something that is perceived or noticed:
  2. A tricky or disadvantageous condition; a catch:
  3. A device for fastening something or for checking motion:
clasp
A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
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  1. A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
  2. A small metal bar or other device attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate the action or service for which it was awarded or an additional award of the same medal.
  3. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
latch
A spring lock on a door; specif., a night latch
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  1. A spring lock on a door; specif., a night latch
  2. A spring lock, as for a door, that is opened from the outside by a key.
  3. A fastening for a door or gate, esp. one capable of being worked from either side by means of a lever and consisting of a bar that drops into a notch in a piece attached to the doorjamb or gatepost
sickle
The cutting mechanism of a reaper or mower.
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  1. The cutting mechanism of a reaper or mower.
  2. An implement having a semicircular blade attached to a short handle, used for cutting grain or tall grass.
bill
(--- Slang) A hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill
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  1. (--- Slang) A hundred dollars or a hundred-dollar bill
  2. A piece of legal paper money:
  3. A bill of exchange.
billhook
A tool with a curved or hooked blade at one end, for pruning and cutting
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  1. A tool with a curved or hooked blade at one end, for pruning and cutting
  2. An implement with a curved blade attached to a handle, used especially for clearing brush and for rough pruning.
machete
A large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America
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  1. A large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America
  2. A large heavy knife with a broad blade, used as a weapon and an implement for cutting vegetation.
  3. A small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters
adze
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
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  1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
scythe
A tool with a long, single-edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved handle, used in cutting long grass, grain, etc. by hand
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  1. A tool with a long, single-edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved handle, used in cutting long grass, grain, etc. by hand
angle
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
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  1. To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
  2. (Sports) To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
  3. To move or bend at an angle or by means of angles
crook
(Slang) To steal
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  1. (Slang) To steal
  2. To make a crook in; bend:
  3. To bend or curve
curve
The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. In this technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
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  1. The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. In this technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
  2. To form a curve by bending
  3. (Baseball) To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
pin
To hold fast; immobilize:
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  1. To hold fast; immobilize:
  2. To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.
  3. To fasten or secure with a pin or pins.
catch
To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
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  1. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
  2. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  3. To seize and hold, as after a chase; capture
secure
To bring to a halt; stop
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  1. To bring to a halt; stop
  2. To bring about; effect:
  3. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
cheat
To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
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  1. To deprive of or destroy the effect of through error or ignorance
  2. To mislead; fool:
  3. (Informal) To be sexually unfaithful:
defraud
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
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  1. To take something from by fraud; swindle:
dupe
To deceive (an unwary person).
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  1. To deceive (an unwary person).
  2. To swindle, deceive, or trick.
  3. To deceive by trickery; fool or cheat
catch
A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback:
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  1. A tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback:
  2. A device for fastening something or for checking motion:
  3. A tricky or disadvantageous condition; a catch:
clasp
A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
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  1. A metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to show a subsequent award of the same medal or to specify the type or place of service
  2. A small metal bar or other device attached to the ribbon of a military decoration to indicate the action or service for which it was awarded or an additional award of the same medal.
  3. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
fastener
Any of various devices for fastening things together; fastening
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  1. Any of various devices for fastening things together; fastening
  2. A device, such as a clip, pin, or clasp, that attaches something firmly to something else.
  3. Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, bolts and the like
filch
To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
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  1. To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
  2. To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.
pilfer
To steal (a small amount or item).
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  1. To steal (a small amount or item).
  2. To steal or filch.
purloin
To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
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  1. To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
  2. To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  3. To steal; filch
snatch
To grasp or seize suddenly, eagerly, or without right, warning, etc.; grab
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  1. To grasp or seize suddenly, eagerly, or without right, warning, etc.; grab
  2. To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
  3. To get (a small amount of sleep).
steal
To get, take, or give slyly, surreptitiously, or without permission
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  1. To get, take, or give slyly, surreptitiously, or without permission
  2. (Baseball) To gain (a base) safely without the help of a hit, walk, or error, usually by running to it from another base while the pitch is being delivered
  3. To move, put, carry, or convey surreptitiously or stealthily (in, into, from, away, etc.)
thieve
(Intransitive): To commit theft.
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  1. (Intransitive): To commit theft.
  2. To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
  3. To commit, or get by, theft
lift
To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To uplift; elate:
  3. To reduce the sagging of (the face, breasts, etc.) by means of cosmetic surgery
swipe
(Informal) To hit with a hard, sweeping blow
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  1. (Informal) To hit with a hard, sweeping blow
  2. To pass (a credit card or other magnetically encoded card) across or through an electronic device that reads it
  3. (Slang) To steal; pilfer
cop
To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
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  1. To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
  2. To buy (drugs)
  3. To get hold of; gain or win:
heist
To steal, rob, or hold up (something).
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  1. To steal, rob, or hold up (something).
  2. (Slang) To rob or steal
  3. To hold up; rob.
nip
To give a nip or nips
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  1. To give a nip or nips
  2. To steal
  3. To move quickly; dart.
pinch
To nip, wither, or shrivel:
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  1. To nip, wither, or shrivel:
  2. To move (something) with a pinch bar.
  3. To draw a thumb and a finger together on a touchschreen to cause the image to become smaller.
snitch
To be an informer; tattle (on)
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  1. To be an informer; tattle (on)
  2. To act as an informer:
  3. To steal (usually something of little value); pilfer
Find another word for hook. In this page you can discover 45 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hook, like: lock, catch, clasp, latch, sickle, bill, billhook, machete, adze, scythe and angle.

Sentence Examples

  • I caught fish with hook and line and pole.

  • After dinner you can hook me up.

  • "Kind of lets you off the hook, don't it?" the old man said with a smile.

  • 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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