hooks Meaning | BeDict

noun

Gancho

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. "

Los anzuelos se ataron cuidadosamente a la línea de pesca.

noun

Anzuelo

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. "

María revisó su caja de aparejos para asegurarse de que tenía suficientes anzuelos para la excursión de pesca.

utensil fish

noun

Ganchos, hoces

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. "

El granjero afiló sus hoces antes de salir a podar los densos setos que bordeaban el campo.

agriculture utensil item

noun

Ganchillo

The curved needle used in the art of crochet.

Examples :

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

Mi abuela guarda un juego de ganchillos de diferentes tamaños en su bolsa de tejido.

art utensil

noun

Bisagra, gozne

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. "

La vieja puerta de madera crujió al abrirse, el peso forzando las bisagras sujetas al poste de la valla.

architecture part building structure

noun

Gancho

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. "

La "g" y la "j" tienen pequeños ganchos en la parte inferior.

writing language mark

noun

Gancho, conexión

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. "

La periodista utilizó las próximas celebraciones del Día de la Tierra como uno de los ganchos para su historia sobre el jardín comunitario local.

media communication

noun

Trampa, celada

A snare; a trap.

Examples :

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

El granjero puso trampas para atrapar a los conejos que estaban destruyendo sus cultivos.

weapon negative

noun

Ganchos

(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. "

Los ganchos del ganado eran claramente visibles mientras pastaban en el campo.

anatomy animal body part

noun

Exclusión, expulsión

Removal or expulsion from a group or activity

Examples :

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

El atleta protestó por la injusta expulsión del equipo después de la llegada del nuevo entrenador.

group action

noun

Campo sembrado durante dos años consecutivos

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. "

El agricultor practicó el campo sembrado durante dos años consecutivos plantando maíz en el mismo campo durante dos años seguidos, esperando una cosecha abundante antes de rotar a un cultivo diferente.

agriculture property

noun

Gancho, anzuelo

(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. "

La oradora utilizó anécdotas personales como ganchos para captar inmediatamente la atención del público al comienzo de su presentación.

media communication writing literature entertainment

noun

Gancho, atractivo

(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. "

El autor utilizó varios ganchos interesantes en el primer capítulo, como una desaparición misteriosa y un mensaje oculto, para captar inmediatamente la atención del lector.

entertainment story writing literature media communication

noun

Truco, maña

A finesse.

Examples :

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

En lugar de usar la fuerza bruta, el vendedor experimentado confió en los trucos de un cuestionamiento persuasivo para guiar suavemente al cliente hacia una decisión.

action business

noun

Sota

A jack (the playing card).

Examples :

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

En el juego de la brisca, necesitas recolectar tantas sotas como sea posible para ganar.

game

noun

Ganchos, punta de arena

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. "

Desde el aire, pudimos ver la curva distintiva de varias puntas de arena que se extendían hacia la bahía, cada una protegiendo un pequeño puerto.

geography geology environment place nautical

noun

Un gancho musical

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. "

Esa canción pop es tan popular porque tiene muchos ganchos musicales pegadizos.

music entertainment sound phrase

noun

Ancla

A ship's anchor.

Examples :

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

El capitán bajó cuidadosamente las pesadas anclas al lecho marino para asegurar el barco.

nautical vehicle

noun

Ganchos, puntos de intercepción

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. "

El nuevo sistema de asistencia de la escuela tiene puntos de intercepción que permiten a los maestros notificar automáticamente a los padres si un estudiante llega tarde a clase.

computing technology system technical

noun

Extensión

(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'." "

Ella mejoró su puntuación de Scrabble encontrando extensiones ingeniosas, como agregar una 's' a 'cat' para formar 'cats'.

language game word entertainment

noun

Ganchos

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. "

La palabra vietnamita para "ser" usa un gancho sobre la "o" en la guía de pronunciación.

grammar language writing linguistics word phonetics mark

noun

Un háček

A háček.

Examples :

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

El alfabeto checo utiliza háčeks en algunas letras, como la «š» en «košile» (camisa).

item utensil nautical

noun

Ganchos

Senses relating to sports.

Examples :

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

El boxeador practicaba sus ganchos y jabs en el gimnasio cada mañana.

sport

verb

Enganchar

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.

action utensil technical

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.

fish action utensil

verb

Tejer con ganchillo

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. "

Mi abuela teje con ganchillo hermosas mantas para todos los bebés nuevos de la familia.

utensil work

verb

Enganchar, colgar

To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.

Examples :

"He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."

Enganchó sus dedos en las presillas del cinturón.

action utensil

verb

Enganchar, atrapar

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.

action business communication attitude society

verb

Robar, hurtar

To steal.

Examples :

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

Intentó robar una barra de caramelo de la tienda, pero el dueño lo vio.

property action police

verb

Enganchar, conectar

To connect (hook into, hook together).

Examples :

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

El electricista engancha los cables antes de conectar la lámpara.

device machine utility technical item

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.

mind emotion entertainment human

verb

Jugar un gancho

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." "

Durante la lección de golf, el instructor le mostró a María cómo agarrar el palo para que pudiera jugar un gancho a la izquierda.

sport

verb

Enganchar el balón fuera de la melé

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. "

El hooker engancha el balón limpiamente, dando a su equipo la posesión del balón desde la melé.

sport

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

El árbitro penalizó al jugador porque engancha a sus oponentes para obtener una ventaja injusta.

sport action

verb

Curvar la pelota

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. "

El jugador de fútbol curva la pelota con maestría, rodeando al defensor y metiéndola en la portería.

sport

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.

sex human action society

verb

Enganchar

(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." "

En Scrabble, ella engancha "at" a la palabra existente "cat", creando la nueva palabra "cat".

game word linguistics

verb

Engañar, timar

To finesse.

Examples :

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

Ella engaña al profesor al hacer siempre preguntas perspicaces para obtener crédito extra.

action business communication

verb

Cornear

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. "

El toro cornea a su rival con sus cuernos durante la pelea.

animal action weapon

verb

Enganchar, engancharse

To move or go with a sudden turn.

Examples :

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

El corredor se engancha a la izquierda para evitar al defensor.

action way direction

Meanings

Gancho

Examples :

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

Los anzuelos se ataron cuidadosamente a la línea de pesca.

Anzuelo

Examples :

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

María revisó su caja de aparejos para asegurarse de que tenía suficientes anzuelos para la excursión de pesca.

Ganchos, hoces

Examples :

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

El granjero afiló sus hoces antes de salir a podar los densos setos que bordeaban el campo.

Ganchillo

Examples :

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

Mi abuela guarda un juego de ganchillos de diferentes tamaños en su bolsa de tejido.

Bisagra, gozne

Examples :

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

La vieja puerta de madera crujió al abrirse, el peso forzando las bisagras sujetas al poste de la valla.

Gancho

Examples :

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

La "g" y la "j" tienen pequeños ganchos en la parte inferior.

Gancho, conexión

Examples :

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

La periodista utilizó las próximas celebraciones del Día de la Tierra como uno de los ganchos para su historia sobre el jardín comunitario local.

Trampa, celada

Examples :

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

El granjero puso trampas para atrapar a los conejos que estaban destruyendo sus cultivos.

Ganchos

Examples :

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

Los ganchos del ganado eran claramente visibles mientras pastaban en el campo.

Exclusión, expulsión

Examples :

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

El atleta protestó por la injusta expulsión del equipo después de la llegada del nuevo entrenador.

Campo sembrado durante dos años consecutivos

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. "

El agricultor practicó el campo sembrado durante dos años consecutivos plantando maíz en el mismo campo durante dos años seguidos, esperando una cosecha abundante antes de rotar a un cultivo diferente.

Gancho, anzuelo

Examples :

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

La oradora utilizó anécdotas personales como ganchos para captar inmediatamente la atención del público al comienzo de su presentación.

Gancho, atractivo

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. "

El autor utilizó varios ganchos interesantes en el primer capítulo, como una desaparición misteriosa y un mensaje oculto, para captar inmediatamente la atención del lector.

Truco, maña

Examples :

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

En lugar de usar la fuerza bruta, el vendedor experimentado confió en los trucos de un cuestionamiento persuasivo para guiar suavemente al cliente hacia una decisión.

Sota

Examples :

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

En el juego de la brisca, necesitas recolectar tantas sotas como sea posible para ganar.

Ganchos, punta de arena

Examples :

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

Desde el aire, pudimos ver la curva distintiva de varias puntas de arena que se extendían hacia la bahía, cada una protegiendo un pequeño puerto.

Un gancho musical

Examples :

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

Esa canción pop es tan popular porque tiene muchos ganchos musicales pegadizos.

Ancla

Examples :

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

El capitán bajó cuidadosamente las pesadas anclas al lecho marino para asegurar el barco.

Ganchos, puntos de intercepción

Examples :

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

El nuevo sistema de asistencia de la escuela tiene puntos de intercepción que permiten a los maestros notificar automáticamente a los padres si un estudiante llega tarde a clase.

Extensión

Examples :

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