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hook
Overview of noun hook
The noun hook has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hook -- (a catch for locking a door)
2. hook, crotchet -- (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)
3. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
4. hook, claw -- (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
5. hook -- (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
6. hook, draw, hooking -- (a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking")
7. hook -- (a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
8. hook shot, hook -- (a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket)
Overview of verb hook
The verb hook has 12 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hook -- (fasten with a hook)
2. (1) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -- (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
3. (1) crochet, hook -- (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day")
4. (1) hook -- (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
5. hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
6. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)
7. hook -- (hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly")
8. hook -- (catch with a hook; "hook a fish")
9. addict, hook -- (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug))
10. hook -- (secure with the foot; "hook the ball")
11. hook, snare -- (entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers")
12. hook, solicit, accost -- (approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hook
8 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> catch
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
hook, crotchet
=> curve, curved shape
=> line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
=> temptation, enticement
=> influence
=> determinant, determiner, determinative, determining factor, causal factor
=> cognitive factor
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
hook, claw
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
hook
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
hook, draw, hooking
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> stroke, shot
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, play
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
hook
=> punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
=> blow
=> stroke
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
hook shot, hook
=> basketball shot
=> shot
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hook
4 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 2
hook, crotchet
=> uncus
Sense 4
hook, claw
=> anchor, ground tackle
=> pothook
=> tenterhook
Sense 5
hook
=> boat hook
=> buttonhook
=> crotchet
=> cup hook
=> fishhook
=> gaff
=> gig
=> meat hook
=> skyhook
Sense 7
hook
=> roundhouse
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hook
8 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> catch
Sense 2
hook, crotchet
=> curve, curved shape
Sense 3
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
=> temptation, enticement
Sense 4
hook, claw
=> mechanical device
Sense 5
hook
=> implement
Sense 6
hook, draw, hooking
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
Sense 7
hook
=> punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
Sense 8
hook shot, hook
=> basketball shot
Antonyms of noun hook
Member Holonyms of noun hook
Substance Holonyms of noun hook
Part Holonyms of noun hook
1 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 4
hook, claw
PART OF: coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
PART OF: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
Member Meronyms of noun hook
Substance Meronyms of noun hook
Part Meronyms of noun hook
1 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 5
hook
HAS PART: barb
Meronyms of noun hook
1 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 5
hook
HAS PART: barb
Holonyms of noun hook
1 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 4
hook, claw
PART OF: coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
PART OF: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
Attributes of noun hook
Derived Forms of noun hook
6 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#1
=> hook
Sense 3
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#11
=> hook, snare
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#9
=> addict, hook
Sense 4
hook, claw
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#1
=> hook
Sense 5
hook
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#8
=> hook
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#3
=> crochet, hook
Sense 6
hook, draw, hooking
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#4
=> hook
Sense 7
hook
RELATED TO>(verb) hook#7
=> hook
Domain of noun hook
Domain Terms of noun hook
Familiarity of noun hook
hook used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hook
8 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
> catch
=> hasp
=> hood latch
=> hook
=> latch
Sense 2
hook, crotchet
> curve, curved shape
=> normal curve, bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape
=> meander
=> closed curve
=> S-shape
=> catenary
=> Cupid's bow
=> wave, undulation
=> extrados
=> gooseneck
=> intrados
=> bend, crook, twist, turn
=> hook, crotchet
=> envelope
=> arc
=> scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
=> spiral
=> helix, spiral
=> perversion
=> sinuosity, sinuousness
=> arch
=> bell, bell shape, campana
=> bow, arc
=> crescent
=> quadric, quadric surface
=> roulette, line roulette
Sense 3
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
> temptation, enticement
=> forbidden fruit
=> bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
=> allurement
Sense 4
hook, claw
> mechanical device
=> broadcaster, spreader
=> bumper
=> bumper guard
=> carburetor, carburettor
=> compressor
=> copyholder
=> coupling, coupler
=> curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
=> diaphragm, stop
=> dicer
=> electromechanical device
=> escapement
=> gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
=> grab
=> hook, claw
=> machine, simple machine
=> pantograph
=> piston, plunger
=> propeller, propellor
=> pump
=> ratchet, rachet, ratch
=> record changer, auto-changer, changer
=> ride
=> seeder
=> shutter
=> splicer
=> splint
=> sprinkler
=> stator, stator coil
=> stoker
=> stretcher
=> striker
=> supply chamber
=> swing
=> tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> trap
=> vibrator
=> vibrator
=> voting machine
=> weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane
=> wheelwork
=> winder
=> winder, key
=> windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
Sense 5
hook
> implement
=> bar
=> beater
=> brush
=> buff, buffer
=> candlesnuffer
=> cleaning implement
=> eraser
=> fire iron
=> flail
=> hook
=> iron, branding iron
=> leather strip
=> needle
=> oar
=> rod
=> sharpener
=> snuffer
=> spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
=> spike
=> sports implement
=> stick
=> stick
=> stirrer
=> strickle
=> swab
=> swatter, flyswatter, flyswat
=> tool
=> tuning fork
=> utensil
=> writing implement
Sense 6
hook, draw, hooking
> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> downswing
=> slice, fade, slicing
=> hook, draw, hooking
=> drive, driving
=> explosion
=> putt, putting
=> approach, approach shot
=> sclaff
=> shank
=> teeoff
Sense 7
hook
> punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
=> counterpunch, parry, counter
=> haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch
=> hook
=> jab
=> rabbit punch
=> sucker punch
Sense 8
hook shot, hook
> basketball shot
=> bank shot
=> dunk, dunk shot, stuff shot
=> finger-roll
=> foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
=> hook shot, hook
=> jumper, jump shot
=> lay-up, layup
=> pivot shot
=> set shot
=> scoop shot
=> tip in
Meronyms of noun hook
8 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> catch
=> fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
=> restraint, constraint
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
hook, claw
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
hook
HAS PART: barb
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
hook, draw, hooking
=> golf stroke, golf shot, swing
=> stroke, shot
HAS PART: follow-through
Holonyms of noun hook
1 of 8 senses of hook
Sense 4
hook, claw
PART OF: coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger
PART OF: grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
Grep of noun hook
arrester hook
bench hook
billhook
boat hook
buttonhook
cant hook
crochet hook
cup hook
fire hook
fishhook
grappling hook
hook
hook and eye
hook of holland
hook shot
hook spanner
hook wrench
hookah
hooke
hooke's law
hooker
hooker's green
hooker's onion
hooker's orchid
hooking
hooknose
hooks
hookup
hookworm
hookworm disease
hooky
hooky player
meat hook
pothook
pruning hook
ravehook
reap hook
reaping hook
shook
skyhook
tenterhook
Antonyms of verb hook
1 of 12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
Antonym of unhook (Sense 1)
=>unhook
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hook
12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Also See> hook up#1
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> cheat, rip off, chisel
=> victimize, victimise
=> wrong
=> treat, handle, do by
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
crochet, hook
=> loop, intertwine
=> knit, entwine
=> join, conjoin
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 4
hook
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> steal
=> take
Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
=> take
Sense 7
hook
=> hit
=> touch
Sense 8
hook
=> catch, grab, take hold of
=> seize, prehend, clutch
=> take, get hold of
Sense 9
addict, hook
=> habituate, accustom
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 10
hook
=> play
=> hit
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 11
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
=> provoke, stimulate
=> challenge
=> invite, bid
=> request
=> ask
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 12
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hook
2 of 12 senses of hook
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
Sense 8
hook
=> seize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hook
12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> fasten, fix, secure
Also See> hook up#1
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> cheat, rip off, chisel
Sense 3
crochet, hook
=> loop, intertwine
Sense 4
hook
=> hit
Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> steal
Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
Sense 7
hook
=> hit
Sense 8
hook
=> catch, grab, take hold of
Sense 9
addict, hook
=> habituate, accustom
Sense 10
hook
=> play
Sense 11
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
Sense 12
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
'Cause To' of verb hook
Derived Forms of verb hook
7 of 12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#4
=> hook, claw
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#1
=> hook
Sense 3
crochet, hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#5
=> hook
Sense 4
hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#6
=> hook, draw, hooking
RELATED TO>(noun) hooker#4
=> hooker
RELATED TO>(noun) hooking#1
=> hook, draw, hooking
Sense 7
hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#7
=> hook
Sense 8
hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#5
=> hook
Sense 9
addict, hook
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#3
=> bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
Sense 11
hook, snare
RELATED TO>(noun) hook#3
=> bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
Domain of verb hook
4 of 12 senses of hook
Sense 3
crochet, hook
TOPIC>(noun) handicraft#2
Sense 4
hook
TOPIC>(noun) golf#1, golf game#1
Sense 7
hook
TOPIC>(noun) boxing#1, pugilism#1, fisticuffs#2
Sense 10
hook
TOPIC>(noun) rugby#1, rugby football#1, rugger#1
Domain Terms of verb hook
Familiarity of verb hook
hook used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Sample Sentences of verb hook
12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
crochet, hook
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
hook
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
EX: They hook the goods
Sense 7
hook
EX: The fighter managed to hook his opponent
Sense 8
hook
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
addict, hook
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 10
hook
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 11
hook, snare
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 12
hook, solicit, accost
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb hook
12 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
> fasten, fix, secure
=> strap
=> tie, bind
=> rig
=> bitt
=> latch
=> garter
=> chain
=> cable
=> picket
=> rope up
=> cinch, girth
=> bind, bandage
=> cramp
=> cleat
=> anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
=> anchor, ground
=> moor
=> moor, berth, tie up
=> spike
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> crank
=> noose
=> chock
=> brad
=> bight
=> belay
=> belay
=> bar
=> clamp
=> velcro
=> stay
=> clinch
=> clinch
=> lock
=> lock up
=> hasp
=> zip up, zipper, zip
=> tack
=> string
=> hook
=> belt
=> cement
=> grout
=> staple
=> rivet
=> button
=> pin
=> hang, hang up
=> hang
=> lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> entrench, intrench
=> buckle, clasp
=> brooch, clasp
=> stake
=> wire
=> coapt
=> joggle
=> joint
=> toggle
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
> cheat, rip off, chisel
=> gazump
=> cozen
=> overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con
=> bilk
=> beat, bunk
=> whipsaw
=> welsh
=> juggle, beguile, hoodwink
Sense 3
crochet, hook
> loop, intertwine
=> crochet, hook
=> noose
Sense 4
hook
> hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> clap
=> ground out
=> toe
=> shank
=> pitch
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> follow through
=> shell
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> smash
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
> steal
=> pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> rustle, lift
=> shoplift
=> pirate
=> plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
=> pocket, bag
=> embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
=> rob
=> hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> walk off
=> hustle, pluck, roll
=> loot, plunder
=> burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heist
Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
> steal
=> pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> rustle, lift
=> shoplift
=> pirate
=> plagiarize, plagiarise, lift
=> pocket, bag
=> embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
=> rob
=> hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> walk off
=> hustle, pluck, roll
=> loot, plunder
=> burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heist
Sense 7
hook
> hit
=> clap
=> slam, bang
=> lam into, tear into, lace into, pitch into, lay into
=> kick
=> swipe
=> smite
=> hook
=> swat
=> sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash
=> bean
=> pop
=> get, catch
=> conk
=> cosh
=> brain
=> smash, nail, boom, blast
=> crack
=> sandbag, stun
=> bat
=> bat
=> bat
=> cut
=> thump, pound, poke
=> smack, thwack
=> belt
=> punch, plug
=> slug, slog, swig
=> whack, wham, whop, wallop
=> pummel, pommel, biff
=> buffet, buff
=> box
=> club, bludgeon
=> cudgel, fustigate
Sense 8
hook
> catch, grab, take hold of
=> harpoon
=> fish
=> hook
=> net, nett
=> intercept, stop
Sense 9
addict, hook
> habituate, accustom
=> inure, harden, indurate
=> teach
=> addict, hook
Sense 10
hook
> play
=> hook
Sense 11
hook, snare
> entice, lure, tempt
=> hook, snare
=> seduce
=> call
=> stool
=> lead on
=> tweedle
=> decoy
=> bait
Sense 12
hook, solicit, accost
> offer
=> hook, solicit, accost
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hook
Sense 11
hook, snare
=> entice, lure, tempt
Sense 12
hook, solicit, accost
=> offer
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Sense 1
hook
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> cheat, rip off, chisel
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Sense 3
crochet, hook
=> loop, intertwine
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Sense 4
hook
=> hit
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Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
=> steal
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Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
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Sense 7
hook
=> hit
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Sense 8
hook
=> catch, grab, take hold of
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Sense 9
addict, hook
=> habituate, accustom
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Sense 10
hook
=> play
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Grep of verb hook
hook
hook on
hook up
hook up with
unhook
Grep of adj hook
hook-nosed
hook-shaped
hooked
hooklike
off the hook
on the hook
Grep of adv hook
by hook or by crook
hook line and sinker
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