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English noun: hook | |||
| 1. | hook (artifact) a catch for locking a door | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | catch | ||
| 2. | hook (shape) a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook | ||
| Synonyms | crotchet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | curve, curved shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | uncus | ||
| 3. | hook (cognition) anything that serves as an enticement | ||
| Synonyms | bait, come-on, lure, sweetener | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enticement, temptation | ||
| 4. | hook (artifact) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | ||
| Synonyms | claw | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anchor, ground tackle, pothook, tenterhook | ||
| Part meronym | clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron | ||
| 5. | hook (artifact) a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | implement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boat hook, buttonhook, crotchet, cup hook, fishhook, gaff, gig, meat hook, skyhook | ||
| Part holonym | barb | ||
| 6. | hook (act) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | ||
| Samples | He took lessons to cure his hooking. | ||
| Synonyms | draw, hooking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | golf shot, golf stroke, swing | ||
| 7. | hook (act) a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | roundhouse | ||
| 8. | hook (act) a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket | ||
| Synonyms | hook shot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basketball shot | ||
English verb: hook | |||
| 1. | hook (contact) fasten with a hook | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Antonyms | unhook | ||
| 2. | hook (possession) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||
| Synonyms | fleece, gazump, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| Entail | bill, charge | ||
| Antonyms | undercharge | ||
| 3. | hook (creation) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle | ||
| Samples | She sat there crocheting all day. | ||
| Synonyms | crochet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intertwine, loop | ||
| Verb group | crochet | ||
| Domain category | handicraft | ||
| 4. | hook (contact) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
| 5. | hook (possession) take by theft | ||
| Samples | Someone snitched my wallet!. | ||
| Synonyms | cop, glom, knock off, snitch, thieve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| 6. | hook (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
| Examples | They hook the goods | ||
| Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||
| 7. | hook (contact) hit with a hook | ||
| Samples | His opponent hooked him badly. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to hook his opponent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | boxing, fisticuffs, pugilism | ||
| 8. | hook (contact) catch with a hook | ||
| Samples | Hook a fish. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | catch, grab, take hold of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | seize | ||
| 9. | hook (consumption) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||
| Synonyms | addict | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accustom, habituate | ||
| Entail | habituate, use | ||
| 10. | hook (competition) secure with the foot | ||
| Samples | Hook the ball. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | rugby, rugby football, rugger | ||
| 11. | hook (communication) entice and trap | ||
| Samples | The car salesman had snared three potential customers. | ||
| Synonyms | snare | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | entice, lure, tempt | ||
| Verb group | accost, hook, solicit | ||
| 12. | hook (communication) approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||
| Samples | He was solicited by a prostitute. The young man was caught soliciting in the park. | ||
| Synonyms | accost, solicit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offer | ||
| Verb group | hook, snare | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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