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hooking

/ˈhʊkɪŋ/

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verb

Enganchar, sujetar con un gancho

To attach a hook to.

Examples :

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

Engancha la bolsa aquí, y el transportador se la llevará.

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verb

Enganchar, pescar con anzuelo

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."

Enganchó una serpiente accidentalmente y estaba tan asustado que dejó caer su caña en el agua.

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verb

Tejer con ganchillo

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Enganchar, enganchar

To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.

Examples :

"He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."

Enganchó sus dedos en las trabillas del cinturón.

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verb

Enganchar, atraer

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

Examples :

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

Una prueba gratuita es una buena manera de enganchar a los clientes.

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verb

Robar, hurtar

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Conectar, enganchar

To connect (hook into, hook together).

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Enganchar, cautivar

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

Examples :

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

Se había enganchado a los cigarrillos en su juventud.

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verb

Jugar un gancho

To play a hook shot.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Lograr sacar el balón del scrum

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Enganchar

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Curvar la pelota

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Prostituirse

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."

Tenía un piso barato en la parte mala de la ciudad, y podía ver a las chicas prostituirse desde la ventana de mi dormitorio.

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verb

Enganchar

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

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Engañar, manipular

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Cornear, embestir

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

Examples :

"The angry bull hooked the farmer with its horns. "

El toro enfurecido corneó al granjero con sus cuernos.

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verb

Enganchar, engancharse

To move or go with a sudden turn.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Enganche, acción de enganchar

The act of catching or fastening something on a hook.

Examples :

"The fisherman's success depended on the hooking of the large tuna. "

El éxito del pescador dependía del enganche del atún grande.

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noun

Enganchar

(bandy, floorball) The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.

Examples :

"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.