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Meaning ofhookin English

hook

uk//hʊk//

Pluralhooks
Past Tensehooked
Participle Verbhooking
Third Person Singularhooks

Definitions

Noun
1. an engaging opening statement (in writing or speech)
2. a tie-in to a current event or trend
3. a metal barb for fishing; fishing tool
  The fisherman used a sharp hook to catch the big fish.
4. an agricultural tool with a curved shape
  The farmer employed a hook to harvest the crops efficiently.
5. a loop under certain letters (e.g. g, j)
  In typography, the hook is a distinct feature of certain letters.
6. a narrow cape of sand or gravel
  The beach had a small hook of land that jutted out into the sea.
7. a catchy musical phrase
  The song's hook was so catchy that it stuck in my head all day.
8. an attention-grabbing element (in a story)
  The author added a hook to the story to keep readers engaged.
9. a word played perpendicular to another in Scrabble
  In the Scrabble game, she played a hook with the word "house" to earn extra points.
10. a mark resembling a question mark's top
  The proofreader noticed a hook at the top of the question mark in the printed text.
11. a háček (diacritical sign); used in spelling
  The linguist studied the hook used in spelling foreign words.
Verb
1. to attach or catch with a hook
  She learned to hook the yarn to create a beautiful scarf.
2. to catch with a hook (an object)
  The climber used a hook to attach herself to the rock face.
3. to crochet using a hook; create fabric
  The fisherman tried to hook a large trout in the river.
4. to captivate or make someone addicted; enthrall
  The movie's plot was designed to hook the audience from the start.
5. to swerve or curve a ball in motion
  The golfer tried to hook the ball around the trees to reach the green.
6. to add a letter to an existing word (in Scrabble)
  In the game of Scrabble, she decided to hook a "y" to the word "play".
7. to finesse (in bridge, slang)
  The bridge player used a clever tactic to hook his opponent into making a mistake.

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