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Nouns (47)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

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

hit

n. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

hit

n. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

hit

n. a dose of a narcotic drug

hit

n. a successful access to an html document on a server

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

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

hit, collision

n. (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

hit, bang, smash, strike

n. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

hit, hitting, striking

n. the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

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"

Verbs (82)

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

hit

v. hit the intended target or goal

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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

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"

hit, strike

v. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit, score, tally, rack up

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

hit, shoot, pip

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

hit, strike, come to

v. cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

hit, come across, stumble across, stumble onto, stumble upon

v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

dispatch, hit, murder, remove, polish off, slay, bump off

v. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

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

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

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

v. make off with belongings of others

Adverbs (3)

along, with, in accompaniment

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (252)

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

blow, bump

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

payoff, bribe

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

baste, batter, clobber

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

tamp, depress, press down, tamp down

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

push

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

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"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

bruise, contuse

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

swat, swatter

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

slap

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

bat

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

bat

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

swat, swatter

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

clash, collide, meet violently

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

bang, slam

v. strike violently; "slam the ball"

thud

v. strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

beat, beat up

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

beat, thump, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

spank, paddle, larrup

v. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

bruise, contuse

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

swat, swatter

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

beat, beat up

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

slap

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

bat

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

slaughter, massacre, mow down

v. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

slaughter, butcher

v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

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"

reach, get to, attain

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

carry

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

catch, grab, take hold of

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

continue, proceed, go forward, move ahead, travel onward

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

drive, motor

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

realize, actualize

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

take, acquire, assume, take on

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

come through, succeed

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

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"

Synonyms (16)

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"

gun down, shoot down, strike down

v. strike down or shoot down

come, come up

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

bump, demote, relegate, kick downstairs, assign to a lower position

v. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

Antonyms (5)

miss

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

unhook, take off a hook

v. take off a hook

miss

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

undercharge

v. charge (someone) too little money

hit with a hook

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