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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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a repeated part of a song or piece of music that is particularly pleasing and easy to remember: It has to be a great song, with a great hook, great lyrics, and a great melody. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. by hook or by crook. fall for something hook, line, and sinker. get your hooks into someone/something.
The meaning of HOOK is a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling. How to use hook in a sentence.
noun. 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. 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.
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.
noun. hooks. 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 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.
noun. /hʊk/ Idioms. a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc. a picture/curtain/coat hook. a fish hook. Hang your towel on the hook. The key was hanging from a hook. Your coat’s hanging on a hook behind the door. see also boathook, fish hook. Wordfinder. Definitions on the go.
hook meaning, definition, what is hook: a curved piece of metal or plastic that ...: Learn more.
Definition of hook verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
