hook

1. 1.

   a catch for locking a door

   Broadercatch
2. 2.

   a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

   Synonymscrotchet

   Broadercurve

   Narroweruncus
3. 3.

   anything that serves as an enticement

   Synonymsbaitcome-onluresweetener

   Broadertemptation
4. 4.

   a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

   Synonymsclaw

   Broadermechanical device

   Narroweranchorpothooktenterhook

   Part ofcoat hangergrapnel
5. 5.

   a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

   Broaderimplement

   Narrowerboat hookbuttonhookcrotchetcup hookfishhookgaffgigmeat hookskyhook

   Parts
6. 6.

   a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

   “he took lessons to cure his hooking”

   Synonymsdrawhooking

   Broadergolf stroke
7. 7.

   a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

   Broaderpunch

   Narrowerroundhouse
8. 8.

   a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

   Synonymshook shot

   Broaderbasketball shot

Other forms of hook

plural

hooks·

past tense

hooked·

present participle

hooking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hook

What does hook mean?

hook means "fasten with a hook". That is the primary sense; the word has 20 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hook?

hook has 1 syllable: hook. In IPA it is /ˈhʊk/.

What is another word for hook?

Close synonyms include overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of hook?

The recorded antonyms are unhook.

Is hook a common word?

hook is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hook?

2 words rhyme with hook. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.