Dictionary definition · hook
noun
- a catch for locking a door
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer"he took lessons to cure his hooking"
verb
- fasten with a hook
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle"She sat there crocheting all day"
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- take by theft"Someone snitched my wallet!"
- make off with belongings of others
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).