hook (
http://definr.com/hook)
n 1: a catch for locking a door
2: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook [syn:
crotchet]
3: anything that serves as an enticement [syn:
bait,
come-on,
lure,
sweetener]
4: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or
hold or pull something [syn:
claw]
5: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling
something
6: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking" [syn:
draw,
hooking]
7: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the
elbow bent
8: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is
farther from the basket [syn:
hook shot]
v 1: fasten with a hook [ant:
unhook]
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn:
overcharge,
soak,
surcharge,
gazump,
fleece,
plume,
pluck,
rob]
[ant:
undercharge]
3: interlock [syn:
crochet]
4: in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels
to the left
5: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn:
snitch,
thieve,
cop,
knock off,
glom]
6: make off with belongings of others [syn:
pilfer,
cabbage,
purloin,
pinch,
abstract,
snarf,
swipe,
sneak,
filch,
nobble,
lift]
7: hit with a hock; in boxing
8: catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
9: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on
something, esp. a narcotic drug) [syn:
addict]