Definition of Hook

Noun: hook hÃ»k

A bent or curved piece of metal or other material, used for hanging things from or pulling something with
"put your coat on the hook"
A catch for locking a door
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- crotchet
Anything that serves as an enticement
- bait, come-on, lure, sweetener
A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- claw
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
"he took lessons to cure his hook";
- draw, hooking
A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- hook shot

Verb: hook hÃ»k

Fasten with a hook
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump [Brit], fleece, plume, pluck, rob
(handicraft) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
"She sat there hooking all day";
- crochet
(golf) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
Take by theft
"Someone hooked my wallet!";
- snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom
Make off with belongings of others
- pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch [Brit], abstract, snarf [N. Amer], swipe, sneak, filch [informal], nobble [Brit], lift, snatch, whip [Brit], nick [Brit, informal]
(boxing) hit with a hook
"His opponent hooked him badly"
Catch with a hook
"hook a fish"
To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- addict
(rugby) secure with the foot
"hook the ball"
Entice and trap
"The car salesman had hooked three potential customers";
- snare
Approach with an offer of sexual favours
"he was hooked by a prostitute";
- solicit, accost