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English to English noun
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a catch for locking a door | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
anything that serves as an enticement | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | source: wordnet30
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a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something | source: wordnet30
| 6 |
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer |
• he took lessons to cure his hooking
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a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | source: wordnet30
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a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket | source: wordnet30
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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc. | source: webster1913
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A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook. | source: webster1913 verb source: wordnet30
| 12 |
rip off; ask an unreasonable price | source: wordnet30
| 13 |
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle |
• She sat there crocheting all day
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| 14 |
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left | source: wordnet30 Example:
• Someone snitched my wallet!
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| 16 |
make off with belongings of others | source: wordnet30 Example:
• His opponent hooked him badly
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• hook a fish
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to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | source: wordnet30 Example:
• hook the ball
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• The car salesman had snared three potential customers
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| 22 |
approach with an offer of sexual favors |
• he was solicited by a prostitute
• The young man was caught soliciting in the park
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| 23 |
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout. | source: webster1913
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To bend; to curve as a hook. | source: webster1913
| 25 |
To move or go with a sudden turn; | source: webster1913
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