HOOK

Definition of HOOK

(verb)fasten with a hook
(verb)rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(verb)make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
(verb)hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
(verb)take by theft
(verb)make off with belongings of others
(verb)hit with a hook
(verb)catch with a hook
(verb)to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(verb)secure with the foot
(verb)entice and trap
(verb)approach with an offer of sexual favors
(noun)a catch for locking a door
(noun)a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(noun)anything that serves as an enticement
(noun)a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
(noun)a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
(noun)a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
(noun)a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
(noun)a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket