noun🔗Shareフック, かぎA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment."The fisherman used a sturdy hook to catch the fish. "漁師は丈夫なフックを使って魚を捕まえました。utilitynauticalitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share釣り針A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook."The fisherman carefully cast his hook into the lake. "漁師は注意深く釣り針を湖に投げ入れた。fishutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鉤, 鎌Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook."The farmer used the hook to prune the overgrown branches. "農夫は、伸びすぎた枝を剪定するために鎌を使った。agricultureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareかぎ針The curved needle used in the art of crochet."My grandmother used a special crochet hook to create a beautiful doily. "祖母は美しいドイリーを作るために特別なかぎ針を使いました。artutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、掛け金The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns."The rusty hook on the shed door was broken, so the door wouldn't stay closed. "小屋のドアの錆びたフックが壊れていたので、ドアは閉まったままになりませんでした。architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、かぎA loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j."The teacher pointed to the "g" in the word "game" and showed the class the hook. "先生は「game」という単語の「g」を指し、クラスにフックを見せました。writinglanguagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック, きっかけA tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely."The article about rising gas prices had a strong hook: it connected the problem to the upcoming school trip, making it a relevant concern for parents. "ガソリン価格の上昇に関する記事には、強力なきっかけがありました。それは、問題を今後の修学旅行と関連付け、保護者にとって関連性の高い懸念事項にしました。mediawritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share罠, 引っ掛けA snare; a trap."The mischievous children set a hook for their cat, hoping to catch it playing hide-and-seek. "いたずら好きな子供たちは、かくれんぼをしている猫を捕まえようと、猫に罠を仕掛けました。thingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share牛の大腿骨の突き出た部分(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones."The butcher carefully examined the cow's hooks to determine its age. "肉屋は牛の年齢を判断するために、牛の大腿骨の突き出た部分を注意深く調べました。animalbodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share除名、追放Removal or expulsion from a group or activity"His constant arguing led to his hook from the debate team. "彼の絶え間ない議論が、討論チームからの除名につながった。groupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share2年続けて種をまいた畑A field sown two years in succession."The farmer planted a new crop in the hook this year, as it had been used for corn the previous year. "農家は昨年トウモロコシに使われた畑に、今年新しい作物を植えました。agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、つかみ(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."The speech's hook was a surprising statistic about teenage stress levels, immediately grabbing the students' attention. "そのスピーチのつかみは、10代のストレスレベルに関する驚くべき統計であり、すぐに生徒たちの注意を引きました。mediaentertainmentwritingliteraturecommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、魅力的な要素(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."The new teacher's presentation had a great hook: a surprising question about everyone's favorite childhood memories. "新しい先生のプレゼンテーションには素晴らしいフックがありました。それは、みんなのお気に入りの子供時代の思い出についての驚くべき質問でした。storywritingliteraturemediacommunicationentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareコツ, 引っかけA finesse."Her presentation had a clever hook, making the audience eager to hear more. "彼女のプレゼンテーションには巧妙なコツがあり、聴衆はもっと聞きたがりました。sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareジャックA jack (the playing card)."My brother drew the hook in the card game. "兄はカードゲームでジャックを引いた。gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック, 砂嘴A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey."The fishing boat sailed around the hook, a narrow piece of land jutting into the bay. "漁船は、湾に突き出た細長い土地である砂嘴の周りを航行しました。geographygeologynauticalenvironmentnatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、キャッチーなフレーズA catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song."The catchy hook in the new school song is already being sung by everyone. "新しい学校の歌のキャッチーなフレーズは、すでにみんなに歌われています。musicentertainmentsoundphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share錨A ship's anchor."The captain cast the hook into the harbor to secure the ship. "船を固定するために、船長は港に錨を降ろした。nauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック、接続点Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour."The new software has a hook in the login process that allows teachers to automatically record student attendance. "新しいソフトウェアには、教師が生徒の出席状況を自動的に記録できるようにする、ログインプロセスに接続点があります。computingtechnologysystemfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareフック(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."In the Scrabble game, the player got a hook by placing their "ing" tile on the "begin" word to make "beginning". "Scrabbleゲームで、プレイヤーは「begin」という単語に「ing」のタイルを置いて「beginning」を作り、フックを獲得しました。gamewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareフックA diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ."The teacher wrote the word "ỏ" on the board, pointing out the hook above the "o". "先生は黒板に「ỏ」という単語を書き、oの上のフックを指摘しました。languagewritinglinguisticsmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareフックA háček."The Czech teacher wrote a "háček" above the "e" in the word. "チェコの先生は単語の「e」の上に「フック」を書きました。itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareフックSenses relating to sports."The baseball player practiced his batting hook to improve his hitting accuracy. "野球選手は打撃の正確性を上げるために、バッティングフックを練習しました。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareフックにかける, 引っ掛けるTo attach a hook to."Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."ここにバッグを引っ掛けて、コンベアが運びます。technicaldeviceutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける, 釣るTo catch with a hook (hook a fish)."He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."彼は誤ってヘビを引っ掛け、とても怖がって釣り竿を水に落としてしまいました。fishactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareかぎ針編みをするTo work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet."My grandmother is hooking a beautiful doily for my new baby's crib. "祖母は、私の新しい赤ちゃんのベビーベッドのために美しいドイリーをかぎ針編みしています。artutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける, 釣るTo insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook."He hooked his fingers through his belt loops."彼は指をベルトの輪に通した。actiontechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける, 誘うTo ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook."A free trial is a good way to hook customers."無料トライアルは顧客を誘う良い方法です。actionbusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盗む, 引っ掛けるTo steal."The student tried to hook some pencils from the art supply drawer. "生徒は画材の引き出しから鉛筆を盗もうとした。policelawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける, 繋ぐTo connect (hook into, hook together)."The students hooked the colorful posters together to create a class display. "生徒たちは、クラスの展示物を作るために、カラフルなポスターを繋ぎました。technologymachineactiontechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share夢中にさせる, 夢中にさせる(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate."He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth."彼は若い頃にタバコに夢中になっていた。mindentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareフックショットを打つTo play a hook shot."The basketball player practiced hooking the ball from the side of the basket. "バスケットボール選手は、バスケットの横からボールをフックショットで打つ練習をしました。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareスクラムからボールをかき出すTo succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker)."The hooker hooked the ball back out of the scrum, giving his team possession. "フッカーはスクラムからボールをかき出し、チームにポゼッションを与えた。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛けるTo engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)"During the hockey game, the player was penalized for hooking an opponent. "ホッケーの試合中、その選手は相手を引っ掛けたことでペナルティを受けました。sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareボールを曲げる, カーブをかけるTo swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends."The soccer player hooked the ball, sending it curving towards the goal. "サッカー選手はボールを曲げ、ゴールに向かってカーブさせました。sportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share売春するTo 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."私は街の悪い地域に安アパートを持っていて、寝室の窓から売春婦たちが売春するのを見ることができました。sexpersonhumanactionmoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word."In Scrabble, I hooked my "cat" word to the "at" word already on the board. "Scrabbleで、私は自分の「cat」という単語を、すでにボードにある「at」という単語に引っ掛けました。languagewordgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share騙す, 引っ掛けるTo finesse."The teacher skillfully hooked the students' interest in the lesson by asking a surprising question. "先生は、驚くべき質問をすることで、生徒たちの授業への興味を巧みに惹きつけた。actionbusinesscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share角で突くTo seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore."The bull hooked the farmer, injuring his leg. "雄牛は農夫を角で突き、彼の足を負傷させた。animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引っ掛ける, 引っかけるTo move or go with a sudden turn."The car hooked sharply to the left, avoiding the pedestrian. "車は歩行者を避け、急に左に引っ掛けた。actionwaydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading