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hooks

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A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

Examples :

"The fishing hooks were carefully tied to the fishing line. "

nautical utensil item thing

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A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

Examples :

"Maria checked her tackle box to make sure she had enough hooks for the fishing trip. "

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Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

Examples :

"The farmer sharpened his hooks before heading out to trim the dense hedgerows bordering the field. "

agriculture utensil item

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The curved needle used in the art of crochet.

Examples :

"My grandmother keeps a set of different sized crochet hooks in her knitting bag. "

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The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.

Examples :

"The old wooden gate creaked as it swung open, the weight straining against the hooks attached to the fence post. "

architecture part building structure

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A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.

Examples :

"The "g" and "j" have small hooks at the bottom. "

writing language mark

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A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.

Examples :

"The journalist used the upcoming Earth Day celebrations as one of the hooks for her story about the local community garden. "

media communication

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A snare; a trap.

Examples :

"The farmer set hooks to catch the rabbits that were destroying his crops. "

weapon negative

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(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.

Examples :

"The cattle's hooks were clearly visible as they grazed in the field. "

anatomy animal body part

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Removal or expulsion from a group or activity

Examples :

"The athlete protested the unfair hooks from the team after the new coach arrived. "

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A field sown two years in succession.

Examples :

"The farmer practiced hooks by planting corn in the same field for two years straight, hoping for a bountiful harvest before rotating to a different crop. "

agriculture property

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(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.

Examples :

"The speaker used personal anecdotes as hooks to immediately grab the audience's attention at the start of her presentation. "

media communication writing literature entertainment

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(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.

Examples :

"The author used several interesting hooks in the first chapter, like a mysterious disappearance and a hidden message, to immediately grab the reader's attention. "

entertainment story writing literature media communication

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Examples :

"Instead of using brute force, the experienced salesperson relied on hooks of persuasive questioning to gently guide the client towards a decision. "

action business

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A jack (the playing card).

Examples :

""In the game of euchre, you need to collect as many hooks as possible to win." "

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A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.

Examples :

"From the air, we could see the distinctive curve of several sandy hooks stretching into the bay, each protecting a small harbor. "

geography geology environment place nautical

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A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.

Examples :

"That pop song is so popular because it has lots of catchy hooks. "

music entertainment sound phrase

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A ship's anchor.

Examples :

"The captain carefully lowered the heavy hooks into the seabed to secure the ship. "

nautical vehicle

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Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.

Examples :

"The school's new attendance system has hooks that allow teachers to automatically notify parents if a student is late to class. "

computing technology system technical

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(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.

Examples :

""She improved her Scrabble score by finding clever hooks like adding 's' to 'cat' to make 'cats'." "

language game word entertainment

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A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.

Examples :

"The Vietnamese word for "to be" uses a hook above the "o" in the pronunciation guide. "

grammar language writing linguistics word phonetics mark

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A háček.

Examples :

"The Czech alphabet uses hooks on some letters, like the "š" in "košile" (shirt). "

item utensil nautical

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Senses relating to sports.

Examples :

"The boxer practiced his hooks and jabs in the gym every morning. "

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To attach a hook to.

Examples :

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

action utensil technical

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To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

Examples :

"He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."

fish action utensil

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To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

Examples :

"My grandmother hooks beautiful blankets for all the new babies in the family. "

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To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.

Examples :

"He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."

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To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.

Examples :

"A free trial is a good way to hook customers."

action business communication attitude society

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Examples :

"He tried to hook a candy bar from the store, but the owner saw him. "

property action police

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To connect (hook into, hook together).

Examples :

"The electrician hooks the wires together before connecting the light fixture. "

device machine utility technical item

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(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.

Examples :

"He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth."

mind emotion entertainment human

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To play a hook shot.

Examples :

""During the golf lesson, the instructor showed Maria how to grip the club so she could hook the ball to the left." "

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To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).

Examples :

"The hooker hooks the ball cleanly, giving his team possession from the scrum. "

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To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)

Examples :

""The referee penalized the player because he hooks opponents to gain an unfair advantage." "

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To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.

Examples :

"The soccer player expertly hooks the ball, bending it around the defender and into the goal. "

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To engage in prostitution.

Examples :

"I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window."

sex human action society

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(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.

Examples :

"In Scrabble, she hooks "at" to the existing word "cat," creating the new word "cat." "

game word linguistics

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Examples :

"She hooks the teacher by always asking insightful questions to get extra credit. "

action business communication

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To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.

Examples :

"The bull hooks his rival with its horns during the fight. "

animal action weapon

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To move or go with a sudden turn.

Examples :

"The running back hooks to the left to avoid the defender. "

action way direction