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English to English noun
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a catch for locking a door |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook | | source: wordnet30
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anything that serves as an enticement | | source: wordnet30
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a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | | source: wordnet30
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a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something | | source: wordnet30
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a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer | | Example: he took lessons to cure his hooking
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a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent | | source: wordnet30
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a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket | | source: wordnet30
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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc. | | source: webster1913
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A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook. | | source: webster1913 verb
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fasten with a hook | | source: wordnet30
| 12 |
rip off; ask an unreasonable price | | source: wordnet30
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make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle | | Example: She sat there crocheting all day
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hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left | | source: wordnet30
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take by theft | | Example: Someone snitched my wallet!
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| 16 |
make off with belongings of others | | source: wordnet30
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hit with a hook | | Example: His opponent hooked him badly
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| 18 |
catch with a hook | | Example: hook a fish
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to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | | source: wordnet30
| 20 |
secure with the foot | | Example: hook the ball
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| 21 |
entice and trap | | Example: The car salesman had snared three potential customers
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| 22 |
approach with an offer of sexual favors | | Example: he was solicited by a prostitute
The young man was caught soliciting in the park
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To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout. | | source: webster1913
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To bend; to curve as a hook. | | source: webster1913
| 25 |
To move or go with a sudden turn; | | source: webster1913
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