Hook

"Hook" in Finnish

ansa

(snare, trap)

hukki

(golf shot that curves unintentionally)

jätkä

(playing cards, slang: jack)

kaaripallo

(basketball shot that goes overhead)

kierrepallo

(baseball: curveball)

kierrepallo

(bowling: ball that is rolled in a curved line)

koukku

(rod bent into a curved shape)

koukku

(loop shaped like a hook under certain letters)

koukku

(type of boxing punch)

potkut

(removal or expulsion)

saranakoukku

(part of a hinge)

vesuri

(agricultural implement)

huorata

(slang: to engage in prostitution)

jäädä koukkuun

(to make addicted)

keihästää

(to seize or pierce with the points of the horns)

koukata

(hockey: to engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking)

koukata

(to move or go with a sudden turn)

koukuttaa

(to ensnare someone)

koukuttaa

(to make addicted)

kytkeä

(to connect)

laittaa koukkuun

(to insert in a curved way)

liittää

(to connect)

lyödä hukki

(golf, cricket: to play a hook shot)

napata

(to ensnare someone)

olla koukussa

(to make addicted)

potkaista banaanipotku

(soccer: to swerve a ball)

potkaista kierrepotku

(soccer: to swerve a ball)

ripustaa koukkuun

(to attach a hook to)

saada koukkuun

(to catch with a hook)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.