Definition of “hook”
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A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
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A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing.
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Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
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A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, e.g. g and j.
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A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
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A brief, punchy opening statement intended to draw the reader or viewer into a book or play.
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Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
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A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
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A curveball.
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A feature, definition, or coding that enables future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily.
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A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left.
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A basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
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A type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc.
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A jack (the playing card).
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A háček.
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An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
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A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
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A finesse.
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verb:
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To attach a hook to.
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To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
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To ensnare someone, as if with a hook.
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To connect (hook into, hook together).
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To make addicted; to captivate.
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To play a hook shot.
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To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player).
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To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
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To engage in prostitution.
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To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
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To finesse.
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