noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of catching or fastening something on a hook. countable, uncountable

   "There was a surprising number of foul hookings."

2. 2
   a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer wordnet
3. 3
   The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of hook form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

adhesiveaffixationannexationattachmentbindingbond

Example

More examples

"It's just too pathetic that this henpecked husband ended up hooking up with a wallflower."

Related phrases

rug hooking

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