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hook

n. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

hook

n. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

hook

n. a catch for locking a door

hook

n. programming instructions used for inserting logical breakpoints for further expansion

wrestling, rassling, grappling

n. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

hook, hook shot

n. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

hook, claw

n. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

hook, crotchet

n. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

hook, spur

n. any sharply pointed projection

wrestling, grappling, wrestle, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle

n. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

grappling, braving, confronting, coping with, tackling

n. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

hook, bait, lure, come-on, sweetener

n. anything that serves as an enticement

hook, hand, paw, mitt, manus, mauler

n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

hook

v. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

hook

v. to push backward with the foot in scrummage from the front line, a minor penalty is imposed for it

hook, addict

v. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

hook, fasten with a hook

v. fasten with a hook

hook, catch with a hook

v. catch with a hook; "hook a fish"

hook, hit with a hook

v. hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"

hook, crochet

v. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"

hook, pluck, soak, plume, fleece, overcharge, surcharge, gazump, rob

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

pinch, hook, lift, swipe, abstract, cabbage, sneak, nobble, pilfer, purloin, snarf, make off with, filch

v. make off with belongings of others

fastening, fastener, holdfast

n. restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

clasp

n. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

buckle

n. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

button

n. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

clip

n. any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

lock

n. a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

clamp

n. a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

crampon, crampoon

n. a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects

twist, twirl, kink

n. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

payoff, bribe

n. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

catch, hitch

v. to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

snow, bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false

v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

take

v. take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

sponge, grub, bum, cadge, mooch

v. ask for and get free; be a parasite

borrow, get temporarily

v. get temporarily; "May I borrow your lawn mower?"

leech, bleed, phlebotomize

v. draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

hook up

v. connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system"

take up, hook onto, fasten onto, seize onto, latch on to

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

unhook, take off a hook

v. take off a hook

undercharge

v. charge (someone) too little money

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