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: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the
hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: {hand},
{manus}, {mauler}, {mitt}, {paw}]
5: a device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull
something [syn: {claw}]
6: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling
something
7: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed
golfer [syn: {draw}]
8: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the
elbow bent
9: a 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}]