hook, n.
(hooks)
freq. cnt. 1
(hooks)
freq. cnt. 1
a catch for locking a door
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
hook
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
<noun.act>
hook hook shot
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hypernym
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
<noun.act>
hook
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derivationally related form
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
<noun.act>
draw hook hooking
sample sentences
"he took lessons to cure his hooking"
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a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
<noun.artifact>
hook
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
claw hook
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part holonym
coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
hypernym
anything that serves as an enticement
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bait come-on hook lure sweetener
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hypernym
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
<noun.shape>
crotchet hook