Noun
1. a catch for locking a door
2. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
3. anything that serves as an enticement
4. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
5. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
"he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"7. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
8. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Verb
1. fasten with a hook
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
3. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
"She sat there crocheting all day"4. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
5. take by theft;
"Someone snitched my wallet!"6. make off with belongings of others
7. hit with a hook;
"His opponent hooked him badly"8. catch with a hook;
"hook a fish"9. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
10. secure with the foot;
"hook the ball"11. entice and trap;
"The car salesman had snared three potential customers"12. approach with an offer of sexual favors;
"he was solicited by a prostitute""The young man was caught soliciting in the park"