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单词 hook
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hooknoun [ C ]

uk/hʊk/us/hʊk/

hook noun [ C ] (DEVICE)

B2 a curved device used for catching or holding things, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on:

a coat/picture hook
a boat hook
a fish hook

More examples

  • We'll have to screw a hook into the wall.
  • Could you put some hooks in the garden shed, for us to hang the tools on?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pins, clips, hooks & pegs

  • barb
  • barrette
  • bodkin
  • Bulldog Clip
  • clasp
  • clip
  • clip-on
  • hair slide
  • hairgrip
  • hairpin
  • needle
  • paper clip
  • peg
  • pinhead
  • pushpin
  • safety pin
  • slide
  • staple
  • tiepin
  • tuning peg

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hook noun [ C ] (HIT)

a way of hitting in boxing, cricket, or golf:

a right/left hook
a hook shot

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Fighting sports

  • all-in wrestling
  • arm-wrestling
  • bantamweight
  • black belt
  • body blow
  • flyweight
  • foil
  • gumshield
  • heavyweight
  • jab
  • jiujitsu
  • knockout
  • left-hander
  • pugilistic
  • punch-drunk
  • punching bag
  • rope
  • roundhouse kick
  • sabre
  • wrestler

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Cricket
Golf

hook noun [ C ] (SONG)

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.

Idiom(s)

by hook or by crook
fall for sth hook, line, and sinker
get your hooks into sb/sth
off the hook

hookverb

uk/hʊk/us/hʊk/

hook verb (FASTEN)

[ T ] to fasten something with a hook, hang something on a hook, or catch something with a hook:

He hooked the trailer (= joined it with a hook) to his car.
How many salmon did you hook (= catch) this afternoon?
She hooked the shoe (= lifted it with a hook) out of the water.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Connecting and combining

  • abut
  • adjoin
  • aggregate
  • allied
  • amalgamate
  • assemblage
  • bind
  • desegregate
  • dovetail
  • eclectic
  • entwine
  • fuse
  • fusion
  • hitch
  • linkage
  • lump sb/sth together
  • marriage
  • marry
  • meld
  • merge

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hook verb (HAVE SEX)

[ I ] US informal to have sex for money

Phrasal verb(s)

hook up
hook (sb/sth) up (to sth)
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