hook
Pronunciation:
/huːk//huːk/noun
Definitions
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
verb
Definitions
To attach a hook to.
Example: Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
Example: He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
Example: He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.