Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hook
2 of 9 senses of hook
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> extort, rack, gouge, wring
Sense 8
hook
=> seize
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hook
2 of 9 senses of hook
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> extort, rack, gouge, wring
=> bleed
Sense 8
hook
=> seize
Entailment of verb hook
2 of 9 senses of hook
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> charge, bill
Sense 9
addict, hook
=> use
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hook
9 senses of hook
Sense 1
hook
=> fasten, fix, secure
Also See-> hook up#1
Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> cheat, beat rip off chisel
Sense 3
crochet, hook
=> loop, intertwine
Sense 4
hook
=> hit
Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off glom
=> steal
Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
Sense 7
hook
=> hit
Sense 8
hook
=> catch, grab, take hold of
Sense 9
addict, hook
=> habituate, accustom
Familiarity of verb hook
hook used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hook
Sense 1
hook
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Sense 2
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
=> cheat, beat rip off chisel
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Sense 3
crochet, hook
=> loop, intertwine
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Sense 4
hook
=> hit
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Sense 5
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off glom
=> steal
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Sense 6
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
=> steal
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Sense 7
hook
=> hit
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Sense 8
hook
=> catch, grab, take hold of
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Sense 9
addict, hook
=> habituate, accustom
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Grep of noun hook
arrester hook
billhook
boat hook
buttonhook
cant hook
crochet hook
cup hook
fire hook
fishhook
grappling hook
hook
hook and eye
hook shot
hook spanner
hook wrench
hookah
hooke
hooke's law
hooker
hooker's green
hooker's onion
hooker's orchid
hooking
hooknose
hooks
hookup
hookworm
hookworm disease
hooky
hooky player
meat hook
pothook
pruning hook
ravehook
reap hook
reaping hook
shook
skyhook
tenterhook
Overview of noun hook
The noun hook has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hook -- (a catch for locking a door)
2. hook, crotchet -- (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)
3. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
4. hook, claw -- (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
5. hook -- (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
6. hook, draw, hooking -- (a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking")
7. hook -- (a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
8. hook shot, hook -- (a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket)
Overview of verb hook
The verb hook has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hook -- (fasten with a hook)
2. (1) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -- (rip off ask an unreasonable price)
3. (1) crochet, hook -- (interlock)
4. (1) hook -- (in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
5. hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
6. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)
7. hook -- (hit with a hock; in boxing)
8. hook -- (catch with a hook; "hook a fish")
9. addict, hook -- (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something esp. a narcotic drug))
Grep of adj hook
hook-nosed
hooked
hooklike
off the hook
on the hook
Overview of noun hook
The noun hook has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hook -- (a catch for locking a door)
2. hook, crotchet -- (a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook)
3. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
4. hook, claw -- (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
5. hook -- (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
6. hook, draw, hooking -- (a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking")
7. hook -- (a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
8. hook shot, hook -- (a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket)
Overview of verb hook
The verb hook has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) hook -- (fasten with a hook)
2. (1) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -- (rip off ask an unreasonable price)
3. (1) crochet, hook -- (interlock)
4. (1) hook -- (in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
5. hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
6. pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift -- (make off with belongings of others)
7. hook -- (hit with a hock; in boxing)
8. hook -- (catch with a hook; "hook a fish")
9. addict, hook -- (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something esp. a narcotic drug))
hook definition
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