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1.nounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
2.nounA barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
3.nounAny of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
4.nounThe curved needle used in the art of crochet.
5.nounThe part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
6.nounA loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
7.nounA tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
8.nounA snare; a trap.
9.noun(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
10.nounRemoval or expulsion from a group or activity"He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook."
11.nounA field sown two years in succession.
12.noun(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
13.noun(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
14.nounA finesse.
15.nounA jack (the playing card).
16.nounA spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
17.nounA catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The song's hook snared me."
18.nounA ship's anchor.
19.nounPart of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour."We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code."
20.noun(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
21.nounA diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
22.nounA háček.
23.nounSenses relating to sports.
24.verbTo attach a hook to."Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."
25.verbTo catch with a hook (hook a fish)."He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."
26.verbTo work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
27.verbTo insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook."He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."
28.verbTo ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook."A free trial is a good way to hook customers."
29.verbTo steal.
30.verbTo connect (hook into, hook together)."If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network."
31.verb(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate."He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth."
32.verbTo play a hook shot.
33.verbTo succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
34.verbTo engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)"The opposing team's forward hooked me, but the referee didn't see it, so no penalty."
35.verbTo swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.
36.verbTo engage in prostitution."I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window."
37.verb(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
38.verbTo finesse.
39.verbTo seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
40.verbTo move or go with a sudden turn.