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- Dictionaryhook/hʊk/
noun
- 1. a piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on: "a picture hook" Similar
- 2. a thing designed to catch people's attention: "companies are looking for a sales hook"
verb
- 1. attach or fasten with a hook or hooks: "the truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate" Similar Opposite
- 2. catch with a hook: "he hooked a 24 lb pike" Similar Opposite
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HOOK definition: 1. a curved device used for catching or holding things, especially one attached to a surface for…. Learn more.
1. a. : a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling. b. : something intended to attract and ensnare. c. : anchor sense 1. 2. : something curved or bent like a hook. especially, hooks plural : fingers. 3. : a flight or course of a ball that deviates from straight in a direction opposite to the dominant hand of the player propelling it.
a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something. a fishhook. anything that catches; snare; trap. something that attracts attention or serves as an enticement: The product is good but we need a sales hook to get people to buy it.
1. a piece of material, usually metal, curved or bent and used to suspend, catch, hold, or pull something. 2. short for fish-hook. 3. a trap or snare. 4. mainly US. something that attracts or is intended to be an attraction. 5. something resembling a hook in design or use.
A hook is a curved piece of metal or other hard material that's used or pulling or holding something. A tow truck is equipped with a large hook to pull cars, and the fictional Captain Hook came equipped with an iron hook to pull off dastardly deeds.
Definition of hook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. A curved or sharply bent device, usually of metal, used to catch, drag, suspend, or fasten something else. b. A fishhook. 2. Something shaped like a hook, especially: a. A curved or barbed plant or animal part.
A curved or bent piece of metal, wood, etc. used to catch, hold, or pull something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A curved metal implement for cutting grain, etc. Webster's New World. A fishhook. American Heritage. Something shaped like a hook. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A sharp bend or curve, as in a river.
a piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angl.... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
to like or start to like doing something very much and want to do it all the time: He's completely hooked on computer games. If you are hooked on a drug, you cannot stop taking it. hooked. adjective. shaped like a hook: a hooked nose. Phrasal verbs. hook sth/sb up.
