Definition of hook

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  • hook is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • hook is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • hook is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of hook

  • anything that serves as an enticement (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bait
    2. come-on
    3. lure
    4. sweetener
  • make off with belongings of others (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. abstract
    2. cabbage
    3. filch
    4. lift
    5. nobble
    6. pilfer
    7. pinch
    8. purloin
    9. snarf
    10. sneak
    11. swipe
  • approach with an offer of sexual favors (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. accost
    2. solicit
  • take by theft (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cop
    2. glom
    3. knock off
    4. snitch
    5. thieve
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (noun)

    Examples

    1. he took lessons to cure his hooking

    Synonyms

    1. draw
    2. hooking
  • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crotchet
  • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. addict
  • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. claw
  • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. crochet
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. fleece
    2. gazump
    3. overcharge
    4. pluck
    5. plume
    6. rob
    7. soak
    8. surcharge
  • entice and trap (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. snare
  • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hook shot
  • a catch for locking a door (noun)
  • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something (noun)
  • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent (noun)
  • catch with a hook (verb)

    Examples

    1. hook a fish
  • fasten with a hook (verb)
  • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left (verb)
  • hit with a hook (verb)

    Examples

    1. His opponent hooked him badly
  • secure with the foot (verb)

    Examples

    1. hook the ball

See definition of hook in Merriam Webster