Hook
//hʊk//
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Verb
Proper Noun
The word "hook" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Derived Terms
Aberdeen hook Bombay Hook Brummel hook Gedge hook Hook End Sandy Hook Welsh hook amnihook anal hook armhook baithook bench hook bid hook bill hook bill-hook blue hook star boat hook boat-hook boathook boothook breasthook brush hook bullhook butcher's hook butthook buttonhook by hook or by crook cabin hook can hook cant hook check hook chimney hook clove hook coat hook coathook crochet hook deck hook dehook diacritical hook dog hook draught hook drawhook eye hook eyehook fifi hook firehook fish hook fish-hook theory fishing hook fleshhook foothook forehook gorge hook grapplehook grasshook gut hook heddle hook heel hook hook above hook and eye hook flash hook in hook it hook it up hook ladder hook maneuver hook off hook pin hook shop hook shot hook stock hook switch hook turn hook up hook up on hook wrench hook, line and sinker hook-a-duck hook-and-bullet hook-and-liner hook-and-loop hook-and-loop fastener hook-and-pile fastener hook-bill hook-nosed hook-up hook-ups hookable hookbill hooker hookgun hookish hookkeeper hookless hooklet hooklike hookmaker hookmaking hookman hooknose hookset hooksetting hookswitch hooktail hookthorn hooktip hooktop hookworm hooky junk-hook left hook limerick hook lunch hook meat hook microhook mousing hook mouth hook mudhook narrative hook nut-hook nuthook off the hook on one's own hook on the hook on-hook overhook palatal hook pole hook pot-hook pothook pre-hook pruning hook pruning-hook rave hook reap hook reaphook reaping hook reaping-hook rehook rein hook retroflex hook rhotic hook ring off the hook sequel hook shave hook shavehook sheephook shithook sister hook skyhook slash hook sling one's hook snowhook spoon hook spoon-hook spring hook switch hook switchhook tailhook take one's hook tenter hook tenter-hook tenterhook text hook treble hook underhook unhook wad hook wad-hook warping hook webhook weed hook with a hook wolf hook
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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
accustom basketball shot biff catch catch cheat chisel clout curve curved shape entice enticement fasten fix furnish golf shot golf stroke grab habituate hit implement intertwine lick loop lure mechanical device offer play poke provide punch render rip rip off secure shot slug spit steal supply swing tempt temptation
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
Type Of (IsA)
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addicted anchor arc attach attention basingstoke basketball bat bend bent bent metal billhook book bounce brief canterbury cape captain captivate catch catchy cattle clothes connect crochet current curve curveball draw east riding of yorkshire editorial england event expulsion fade fareham feature field finesse fishhook fishing fishing tool gimmick golf goole gore gravel greater london hampshire hand hang hang clothes hanging hanging things heel high hinge hook bones hook shot hooker hooking horizontal háček idea insert jack kingston upon thames landward leg letter loop mesially metal musical needle new jersey new zealand news opening pan pembrokeshire perpendicular peter peter pan phrase pirates pirates hand play playing card popular post prostitution punch punchy removal rod sand scrum shot slice snare song sow spit statement steal story swerve swinging thighbone tie in tool trap trend villain wales wiltshire wootton bassett
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.