hook
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(hʊk) 
n.
v., hooked, hook·ing, hooks. v.tr.
n.
- A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else.
- A fishhook.
- Something shaped like a hook, especially:
- A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
- A short angled or curved line on a letter.
- A sickle.
- A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
- A point or spit of land with a sharply curved end.
- A means of catching or ensnaring; a trap.
- Slang.
- A means of attracting interest or attention; an enticement: a sales hook.
- Music. A catchy motif or refrain: "sugary hard rock melodies [and] ear candy hooks" (Boston Globe).
- Sports.
- A short swinging blow in boxing delivered with a crooked arm.
- The course of a ball that curves in a direction away from the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the left of a right-handed player.
- A stroke that sends a ball on such a course.
- A ball propelled on such a course.
- In surfing, the lip of a breaking wave.
- Baseball. A curve ball.
- Basketball. A hook shot.
v., hooked, hook·ing, hooks. v.tr.
- To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
- Informal. To snare.
- Slang. To steal; snatch. See synonyms at steal.
- To fasten by or as if by a hook.
- To pierce or gore with or as if with a hook.
- Slang.
- To take strong hold of; captivate: a novel that hooked me on the very first page.
- To cause to become addicted.
- To make (a rug) by looping yarn through canvas with a type of hook.
- Sports.
- To hit with a hook in boxing.
- To hit (a golf ball) in a hook.
- Baseball. To pitch (a ball) with a curve.
- Basketball. To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.
- Sports. To impede the progress of (an opponent in ice hockey) by holding or restraining the player with one's stick, in violation of the rules.
- To bend like a hook.
- To fasten by means of a hook or a hook and eye.
- Slang. To work as a prostitute.
hook up
- To assemble or wire (a mechanism).
- To connect a mechanism and a source of power.
- Slang.
- To meet or associate: We agreed to hook up after class. He hooked up with the wrong crowd.
- To become romantically or sexually involved with someone.
- To marry or get married.
by hook or by crook
- By whatever means possible, fair or unfair.
- To be unceremoniously dismissed or terminated.
- Without reservation; completely: swallowed the excuse hook, line, and sinker.
- Freed, as from blame or a vexatious obligation: let me off the hook with a mild reprimand.
- By one's own efforts.
[Middle English hok, from Old English hōc.]
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1. In advertising copywriting, thing that catches the reader's, listener's, or viewer's attention. See also gimmick.
2. Giveaway offer made in broadcast, such as a radio program offer of a free record album to the next ten callers. In this context, the hook is used as a device to incite audience response in order to be able to approximate the size of the listening or viewing audience by the number of phone calls and the speed with which they are received immediately following the announcement.
3. In retailing, free gift offered along with the purchase of a product (as an incentive to purchase).
4. Premium given away as a result of the hook.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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hook
Idioms beginning with hook:
hook or crook
See also by hook or crook; off the hook; on one's own account (hook).
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v
Definition: grab, catch
Antonyms: let go, release, unhook, unlatch, unlock
A software or hardware feature included in order to simplify later additions or changes by a user. For example, a simple program that prints numbers might always print them in base 10, but a more flexible version would let a variable determine what base to use; setting the variable to 5 would make the program print numbers in base 5. The variable is a simple hook. An even more flexible program might examine the variable and treat a value of 16 or less as the base to use, but treat any other number as the address of a user-supplied routine for printing a number. This is a hairy but powerful hook; one can then write a routine to print numbers as Roman numerals, say, or as Hebrew characters, and plug it into the program through the hook. Often the difference between a good program and a superb one is that the latter has useful hooks in judiciously chosen places. Both may do the original job about equally well, but the one with the hooks is much more flexible for future expansion of capabilities (EMACS, for example, is all hooks). The term user exit is synonymous but much more formal and less hackish.
1. A curved or bent metal device used for attachment.
2. A bend in the end of a reinforcing bar; also see hooked bar.
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IN BRIEF: n. - A curved piece of metal or other firm material adapted to catch, hold, cut, or pull something; A basketkball shot; A boxing blow.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
— Ovid
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noun
noun, dated
1: on one's own hook on one's own account. (1812 —) .
F. Yerby I'm not going out of this house with you on my own hook (1952).
2: off the hooks Dead. (1840 —) .
J. Galsworthy Old Timothy; he might go off the hooks at any moment. I suppose he's made his Will (1921).
3: A thief, a pickpocket. (1863 —) .
G. J. Barrett We've nothing on him. But then we've nothing on half the hooks in Eastport (1968).
4: to get one's hooks on or into to get hold of. (1926 —) .
J. Potts Maybe he's eloped with that fat Lang dame. She's been trying to get her hooks into him all winter (1954).verb
5: to hook it to make off, run away. (1851 —) .
X. Herbert Pack your traps and get ready to hook it first thing mornin' time (1939).
6:intr . To work as a prostitute. (1959 —) .
Disch & Sladek Bessie's girls didn't have to go out hooking in hotel lobbies or honkytonks, no indeedy (1969). See also hookedadjective , to sling one's hook at sling verb .
[In sense 6, back-formation from hookernoun .]
noun, dated
1: on one's own hook on one's own account. (1812 —) .
F. Yerby I'm not going out of this house with you on my own hook (1952).
2: off the hooks Dead. (1840 —) .
J. Galsworthy Old Timothy; he might go off the hooks at any moment. I suppose he's made his Will (1921).
3: A thief, a pickpocket. (1863 —) .
G. J. Barrett We've nothing on him. But then we've nothing on half the hooks in Eastport (1968).
4: to get one's hooks on or into to get hold of. (1926 —) .
J. Potts Maybe he's eloped with that fat Lang dame. She's been trying to get her hooks into him all winter (1954).
5: to hook it to make off, run away. (1851 —) .
X. Herbert Pack your traps and get ready to hook it first thing mornin' time (1939).
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Disch & Sladek Bessie's girls didn't have to go out hooking in hotel lobbies or honkytonks, no indeedy (1969). See also hooked
[In sense 6, back-formation from hooker
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Hook may refer to:
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Technology
- Hooking, a computer programming technique
- Hook echo, a feature visible on radar indicative of tornadic rotation in a thunderstorm
- Tailhook, a device on an aircraft
Language
- Hook (rhetoric), a rhetorical device that "hooks" the listener
- Hook above, a diacritical mark above letters in the Vietnamese alphabet
- Hook (diacritic), a diacritical mark attached to letters in various alphabets
- Palatal hook, a hook attached below curled to the left
- Narrative hook, a literary technique
- Rhotic hook, a diacritical mark attached to symbols in the International phonetic alphabet.
Media and entertainment
- Hook (music), a catchy musical passage
- "Hook" (song), a song by Blues Traveler
- The Hook (album), an album by Jukka Tolonen
- Hook (film), a 1991 fantasy continuation of J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy
- Hook (video game), four video games based on the film
- The Hook (film), several films
- Hook (Transformers), several characters in the Transformers universe
- Hooksoft, a Japanese visual novel studio
- The Hook, a classic urban legend
- The Hook (newspaper), a weekly Virginia newspaper
- Captain Hook, a fictional pirate in J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy
Places
- Hook Lighthouse, Ireland
- Hook, New Zealand
- Hook River, New Zealand
- Hook of Holland, the Netherlands
United Kingdom
- Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hook, Hart, north Hampshire
- Hook, Fareham, south Hampshire
- Hook, London
- Hook, Pembrokeshire
- Hook, Wiltshire
Sports
- Hook (boxing), a boxing punch
- Hook (bowling), a curving ball
- Hooking (ice hockey), a penalty
- Hook shot, a type of shot in basketball
- Hook shot, a type of misplayed shot in golf stroke mechanics
- Curveball, a type of baseball pitch
Tools, hardware, and fasteners
- Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors
- Cargo hook (helicopter), different types of hook systems for helicopters
- Fish hook, a device used to catch fish
- Flesh-hook, a device used in cooking meat
- Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target
- Hook (hand tool), also known as longshoreman's hook and bale hook, a tool used for securing and moving loads
- Hook-and-eye closure, a clothing fastener
- Lifting hook, a device for grabbing and lifting loads
- Purse hook, a hook used to keep a woman's purse from touching the floor
- Shepherd's hook (or crook), a staff used in herding sheep or other animals
- Siege hook, a weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege
- Hook-and-loop fastener, used in Velcro
Other
- Battle of the Hook, Korean war
- Telephone hook, a cradle on which a telephone handset rests
- Prosthetic hook or transradial prosthesis, part of a prosthetic arm for amputees
- Bondage hook, a device used in sexual bondage play
- Abu Hamza al-Masri, a Sunni Muslim leader known as "Hook" in the British tabloid press
- Mil Mi-6, a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter nicknamed "Hook"
See also
- All pages beginning with "Hook"
- All pages with titles containing "Hook"
- Hook (surname)
- Hooke (disambiguation)
- Hooked (disambiguation)
- Hooks (disambiguation)
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Hook
Dansk (Danish)
n. - krog, knage, hage, hægte, hook
v. tr. - kroge, få på krog, hægte, fæstne, slå en klo i, slå et hook
v. intr. - hægtes, slå et hook
idioms:
- hook and eye hægte og malle
- hook into koble sig ind på, blive involveret
- hook up hægte sammen, samle, forbinde, montere
- off the hook fri, uden for fare, reddet
- on the hook på den, i knibe
- the phone rings off the hook telefonen ringer konstant
Nederlands (Dutch)
haak, kapstok, sikkel, pothaak, haaknaald, hanenpoot, kram, vlaggetje aan muzieknoot, sleepanker, landtong, pakkend melodietje, oplichter, (mv) tengels, armprothese, valstrik, rivierbocht, kaap, haaksluiting, grendel, aanhaken, vasthaken, aan de haak slaan, vissen, valstrikken, gappen, afzetten, een hoekstoot geven, met horens spietsen, richten in sport
Français (French)
n. - crochet, hameçon, (Cout) agrafe, (Agric, Hort) faucille, crosse, crochet (en boxe), coup hooké (golf), (US) courbe, coude, (Comm) accroche
v. tr. - accrocher, faire passer (une ficelle) dans, passer (qch) (dans), prendre (poisson), (fig) mettre le grappin sur (hum), hooker (golf), talonner (rugby)
v. intr. - s'accrocher, s'agrafer
idioms:
- by hook or by crook par tous les moyens, coûte que coûte
- get one's hooks into mettre le grappin sur
- get the hook être licencié, être congédié (fam)
- give the hook licencier, congédier
- hook and eye agrafes
- hook into s'investir dans (qch)
- hook up s'agrafer, agrafer, accrocher, (Radio, TV) faire un duplex entre, (Élec, Tech) connecter
- off the hook tiré d'affaire, (laisser) filer qn, (tirer qn) d'affaire, décroché (le téléphone)
- on one's own hook de sa propre initiative
- on the hook forcé, contraint, engagé
- the phone rings off the hook le téléphone n'arrête pas
Deutsch (German)
n. - Haken
v. - anhaken, an die Angel bekommen, einen Haken versetzen
idioms:
- by hook or by crook unter allen Umständen, mit allen Mitteln
- get one's hooks into (Sl) jmdn. am/beim Schlafittchen packen/kriegen/nehmen
- get the hook entlassen werden, jmdn. entlassen
- give the hook (USA)(inf) entlassen werden (von einer Arbeit), jdn entlassen
- hook and eye Haken und Öse
- hook into sich beteiligen
- hook up zuhaken, anschließen
- off the hook aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus, ausgehängt
- on one's own hook (Sl) auf eigene Faust, auf eigene Gefahr
- on the hook in der Patsche sitzen (ugs), in die Patsche geraten (ugs)
- the phone rings off the hook das Telefon klingelt ununterbrochen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άγκιστρο, γάντζος, τσιγκέλι, αγκίστρι (ψαρικής κ.λπ.), (μπάσκετ) ραβέρσα, (πυγμαχία) πλάγιο κτύπημα, (α)γκλίτσα
v. - γαντζώνω, αγκιστρώνω, πιάνω, κουμπώνω, (καθομ.) προκαλώ εθισμό ή εξάρτηση
idioms:
- hook and eye σούστα (ρούχων κ.λπ.), κόπιτσα
- hook into συνδέομαι με
- hook up αγκιστρώνω/-ομαι, συνδέω
- off the hook (για ενδύματα) έτοιμος, ετοιματζήδικος, απαλλαγμένος, (για τηλέφωνο) κατεβασμένο
- on the hook (καθομ.) σε γκίνια, σε λούκι
- the phone rings off the hook το τηλέφωνο είναι κατεβασμένο
Italiano (Italian)
agganciare, attaccapanni, amo, gancio, uncinello, uncino
idioms:
- hook and eye allacciatura a gancio
- hook into immischiarsi in
- hook up agganciare, appendere
- off the hook fuori dai guai
- on the hook attesa dovuta ad un ritardo tattico, obbligato (ad un debito)
- the phone rings off the hook il telefono non smette di suonare
Português (Portuguese)
n. - gancho (m), anzol (m), farpa (f), armadilha (f), golpe (m) no boxe (Desp.), curva (f) fechada
v. - enganchar, pescar, curvar, roubar (coloq.)
idioms:
- hook and eye colchete (m) (roupa)
- hook into enganchar
- hook up ligar
- off the hook desligado (fora do gancho)
- on the hook envolvido (gír.)
- the phone rings off the hook não faz coisa com coisa
Русский (Russian)
крюк, багор, перегибаться, зацеплять
idioms:
- hook and eye дверной крючок и петля
- hook into заполучить
- hook up сцепление, контакт, монтажная схема, устанавливать, монтировать, включить в сеть
- off the hook выйти из трудного положения, снять телефонную трубку
- on the hook попасть в западню, попасть в зависимость от чего-л.
- the phone rings off the hook телефон разрывается от звонков
Español (Spanish)
n. - colgadero, percha, anzuelo, arpón, gancho, garfio, corchete, aldabilla
v. tr. - enganchar, suspender, colbar, pescar, (jer) robar, atacar con los cuernos, (box) lanzar un gancho
v. intr. - enganchar, doblar en forma de gancho, (jer) partir rápidamente
idioms:
- by hook or by crook de cualquier manera, no importa como, por las buenas o por las malas
- get one's hooks into apoderarse, poner las manos encima
- get the hook ser despedido, quedar cesante
- give the hook despedir
- hook and eye corchetes
- hook into adicto a, entregarse a
- hook up abrochar, poner, enganchar, conectar, acoplar
- off the hook descolgado (teléfono), salir del atolladero
- on one's own hook bajo la propia responsabilidad, en forma independiente
- on the hook obligado, comprometido
- the phone rings off the hook el teléfono llama constantemente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hake, krok, virknål, (telefon)klyka, bete, skära, (flod)krök, udde, narkotika (isht heroin), rabattkupong, ankare, hand, avsked från jobbet, last
v. - häkta (s) ihop, fånga med hake (krok), knycka, kröka (på), stånga, ge ett krokslag (boxn.), fly, prostituera sig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
钩, 镰刀, 钩状, 挂...于钩上, 引上钩, 钩住, 弯成钩状, 钩紧
idioms:
- hook and eye 钩扣, 钩和环, 钩眼扣, 门上的钩扣铰链
- hook into 连接..., 勾住...
- hook up 以钩钩住
- off the hook 脱身, 同摆脱责任, 脱离危险或困境, 电话听筒未挂上
- on the hook 陷入圈套
- the phone rings off the hook 电话铃声响个没完
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鉤, 鐮刀, 鉤狀
v. tr. - 掛...於鉤上, 引上鉤, 鉤住
v. intr. - 彎成鉤狀, 鉤緊
idioms:
- hook and eye 鉤扣, 鉤和環, 鉤眼扣, 門上的鉤扣鉸鏈
- hook into 連接..., 勾住...
- hook up 以鉤鉤住
- off the hook 脫身, 同擺脫責任, 脫離危險或困境, 電話聽筒未掛上
- on the hook 陷入圈套
- the phone rings off the hook 電話鈴聲響個沒完
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 갈고리, 낚싯바늘, 갈고리 모양의 낫, 인용부호
v. tr. - 구부리다, 갈고리로 갈다, 낚시에 걸다, ~을 훔치다
v. intr. - 갈고리 모양으로 구부러지다, 훅으로 채워지다, 급히 떠나다
idioms:
- hook into ~에 연계되다
- hook up 훅으로 잠그다
- the phone rings off the hook 전화가 끊임없이 걸려오다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鉤, ホック, 釣り針, フック, フックボール, 屈曲部, 留め金, 釣針, 罠
v. - 留める, ホックを留める, 釣る, うまくつかまえる, フックさせる, フックで打つ, 鉤形に曲げる, 鉤形に曲がる, 引っ掛ける
adv. - すっかり
idioms:
- hook and eye かぎホック, あおり止め
- hook into 引き寄せる, 付ける
- hook up 鉤で掛ける, ホックで留める, 取り付けて接続する, 組み立てる
- off the hook 窮地を脱して
- on the hook 待たされて, 深入りして
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) كلاب, خطاف, عقيقه, صنارة صيد, شرك, منجل (فعل) يعقف, يكلب يمسك أو يثبت بكلاب, يسرق, يصيد بصنارة, ينعقف, يتكلب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - וו, קרס, מתלה, עיקול, מכת מגל, לשון-יבשה עקומה, מלכודת, פנייה חדה, אצבעות (מדוברת), גנב (מדוברת), חיבור בין קרונות, אבזם, בריח
v. tr. - לכד, העלה בחכה, תלה על וו, כופף, רכס, היכה את יריבו לקרב-אגרוף במרפק מכופף
v. intr. - חובר באצעות וו
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