as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed
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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace
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as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward
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Recent Examples of hook
Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The hook being that the target would need to update their account in order to re-establish access to the networks in question or risk losing their assets altogether.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Of course people got hooked: More excitement and no effort equaled a better future.
—Todd Eckert, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The fish hook curves up to what was an army post, now a Veterans Administration hospital and a paved road, but otherwise unchanged.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The hook being that the target would need to update their account in order to re-establish access to the networks in question or risk losing their assets altogether.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Rentals: There are plenty of ski and snowboard shops in town that will hook you up with all the right rental equipment.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
Of course people got hooked: More excitement and no effort equaled a better future.
—Todd Eckert, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hook
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However, Washington delivered a blow to dislodge the football and the Ravens recovered.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Erin Doherty, House rejects GOP funding bill in major blow to Mike Johnson The U.S. House failed to pass a bill to extend federal funding on Thursday night — just one day before the government is set to shut down.Andrew Solender, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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The aluminum that covers every surface is tough and resilient to flexing or bending.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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Lift your feet off the floor, bending both your hips and knees to 90-degree angles.Jakob Roze, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, when booking with Regent Hotels & Resorts, guests are connected with Experience Agents to make the guest’s journey seamless with attention to detail and discreet, anticipatory service.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The main leap forward is the approach to vocals, which connect rap’s penchant for melody in syncopation, Swift-pop’s flair for sassy specificity, and electronic music’s insistence that production—filters, beats, samples—is songwriting.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis When The Davenports was released in 2023, the Davenport sisters stole our hearts.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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The past few years have seen watch sizes fall, tiny Cartier Tanks steal headlines, the return of classically sized dress watches, and the rise of dressy watches with stone dials.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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When the clock strikes midnight, grab one of these eight crackers and pop it to show your excitement for the start of 2025.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Once the clients had their supply of clean syringes, some of them grabbed a fruit cup and a sandwich and walked into the winter morning.Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
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The curving observation tower functions as a massive sundial and marks the changing of the seasons.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Normally, anyone walking into a cellar with an eight-figure check is going to expect to set some of the terms of the deal, so the sheer ego slap delivered by the take-it-or-leave-it nature of the offer cleared a host of private buyers from the table.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is yet another tone-deaf slap in the face from our out-of-touch public utilities.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
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Here, in a 2-2 draw against Newcastle in February this year, Solanke anticipates Sean Longstaff’s pass back to Sven Botman and arches his run to prevent the latter moving the ball on to Dan Burn.Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Doherty could have overplayed the sting of that line by arching an eyebrow or twisting her mouth into a little smirk.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 16 July 2024
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“Hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hook. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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