Definitions For Hook

noun

• A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
• A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
• A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
• A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
• A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
• A catch for locking a door
• Anything that serves as an enticement
• A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
• A curved or bent tool for catching, holding, or pulling something
• A ball or shot in golf and other games that curves to the side instead of going straight
• A punch coming from the side of the body instead of going straight forward

verb

• Approach with an offer of sexual favors
• Entice and trap
• Secure with the foot
• To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
• Fasten with a hook
• Catch with a hook
• Hit with a hook
• Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
• Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
• Make off with belongings of others
• Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
• Take by theft
• To connect or attach (something) with a hook
• To be attached by hooks
• To catch (something, such as a fish) with a hook