Definition
[n] a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
[n] a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
[n] a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
[n] a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
[n] a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
[n] a catch for locking a door
[n] anything that serves as an enticement
[n] a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
[v] entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
[v] to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp. a narcotic drug)
[v] fasten with a hook
[v] catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
[v] hit with a hook; in boxing; "His opponent hooked him badly"
[v] in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
[v] interlock
[v] make off with belongings of others
[v] rip off; ask an unreasonable price
[v] take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
The most memorable or most catchy part of a song.
Synonyms
abstract, addict, bait, cabbage, claw, come-on, cop, crochet, crotchet, draw, filch, fleece, gazump, glom, hook shot, hooking, knock off, lift, lure, nobble, overcharge, pilfer, pinch, pluck, plume, purloin, rob, snare, snarf, sneak, snitch, soak, surchar
Antonyms
undercharge, unhook
See Also...
accustom, anchor, barb, basketball shot, beat, biff, bill, boat hook, buttonhook, catch, catch, charge, cheat, chisel, clothes hanger, coat hanger, crotchet, cup hook, curve, curved shape, dress hanger, entice, enticement, extort, fasten, fishhook, fix, gaff, gig, golf shot, golf stroke, gouge, grab, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, ground tackle, habituate, hit, hook up, implement, intertwine, lick, loop, lure, meat hook, mechanical device, poke, pothook, punch, rack, rip off, roundhouse, secure, seize, skyhook, steal, swing, take hold of, tempt, temptation, tenterhook, uncus, use, wring
Related Terms
abstract, acquitted, all the way, allure, anchor, anchorage, and, and sinker, angle, angle off, annex, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, argue into, articulate, backhand, backhander, backstroke, bag, bait, bait the hook, baited trap, bar, batten, batten down,
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