hook


Meanings

  • a catch for locking a door
  • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
  • anything that serves as an enticement
  • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
    • "he took lessons to cure his 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
  • fasten with a hook
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
  • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • take by theft;
  • make off with belongings of others
  • 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)
  • secure with the foot;
    • "hook the ball"
  • entice and trap;
  • approach with an offer of sexual favors;
  • HOOK v -ED, -ING, -S to catch with a hook (a bent piece of metal)


Scrabble Score: 11

hook is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

hook is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

hook is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

hook is a valid Words With Friends word