verb🔗ShareEnganchar, sujetar con un ganchoTo attach a hook to."Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."Engancha la bolsa aquí, y el transportador se la llevará.actionutensilnauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar, pescar con anzueloTo catch with a hook (hook a fish)."He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."Enganchó una serpiente accidentalmente y estaba tan asustado que dejó caer su caña en el agua.actionsportfishanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTejer con ganchilloTo work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet."My grandmother is hooking a colorful blanket for my new baby brother. "Mi abuela está tejiendo con ganchillo una colorida manta para mi nuevo hermanito.artstylematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar, engancharTo insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook."He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."Enganchó sus dedos en las trabillas del cinturón.actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar, atraerTo ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook."A free trial is a good way to hook customers."Una prueba gratuita es una buena manera de enganchar a los clientes.actionhumancommunicationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRobar, hurtarTo steal."The thief was caught on camera hooking wallets from people's bags. "El ladrón fue captado por la cámara robando carteras de los bolsos de la gente.propertyactionpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConectar, engancharTo connect (hook into, hook together)."She was hooking the trailer to the back of the truck, preparing for their camping trip. "Ella estaba conectando el remolque a la parte trasera del camión, preparándose para su viaje de campamento.technologymachineactionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar, cautivar(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate."He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth."Se había enganchado a los cigarrillos en su juventud.mindentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJugar un ganchoTo play a hook shot."The golfer was hooking the ball to the left, so he adjusted his stance. "El golfista estaba jugando un gancho a la izquierda, así que ajustó su postura.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLograr sacar el balón del scrumTo succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker)."The hooker was focused on hooking the ball quickly and accurately to give his team possession after the scrum. "El hooker se concentró en sacar el balón rápida y precisamente para darle la posesión a su equipo después del scrum.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngancharTo engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)"The referee called a penalty because the player was hooking the opponent's leg to stop him from skating. "El árbitro pitó una penalización porque el jugador estaba enganchando la pierna del oponente para evitar que patinara.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCurvar la pelotaTo swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends."The soccer player was able to score by hooking the ball around the defender and into the net. "El jugador de fútbol pudo marcar al curvar la pelota alrededor del defensor y hacia la red.sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProstituirseTo engage in prostitution."I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window."Tenía un piso barato en la parte mala de la ciudad, y podía ver a las chicas prostituirse desde la ventana de mi dormitorio.sexpersonjobsocietyactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word."In Scrabble, I was hooking the word "AT" by adding a "B" to make "BAT" and score some extra points. "En Scrabble, estaba enganchando la palabra "AT" agregando una "B" para formar "BAT" y obtener puntos extra.languagegamewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, manipularTo finesse."She was hooking the conversation toward her own interests, hoping to subtly steer the topic away from her exam results. "Estaba manipulando la conversación hacia sus propios intereses, esperando desviar sutilmente el tema de los resultados de su examen.actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCornear, embestirTo seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore."The angry bull hooked the farmer with its horns. "El toro enfurecido corneó al granjero con sus cuernos.animalactionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnganchar, engancharseTo move or go with a sudden turn."The car, trying to avoid a pothole, ended up hooking sharply to the right. "El coche, tratando de evitar un bache, terminó enganchándose bruscamente a la derecha.actiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnganche, acción de engancharThe act of catching or fastening something on a hook."The fisherman's success depended on the hooking of the large tuna. "El éxito del pescador dependía del enganche del atún grande.actionnauticalsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnganchar(bandy, floorball) The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent."The referee immediately called hooking when the player used his stick to pull back the opposing forward. "El árbitro pitó inmediatamente enganchar cuando el jugador usó su palo para tirar hacia atrás al delantero contrario.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
