hook

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͝ok, IPA ^(key): /hʊk/

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Noun

Singular hook

Plural hooks

1. A hook is a curved, sharp thing, usually made of metal and often small. Someone can put the hook through a hole in something to grip it so that they can pull the thing.

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  Hooks for catching fish

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  A big hook

Verb

Plain form hook

Third-person singular hooks

Past tense hooked

Past participle hooked

Present participle hooking

1. If you are hooking something, you are attaching it to a hook.

   Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.

Related words

• hooker