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Synonyms for hook

catch

by hook or by crook

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hook something or someone up

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  • connect (up)
  • link (up)
  • fix (up)

hook up with someone

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  • get together with
  • meet (up) with
  • join forces with
  • unite with

hook, line, and sinker

off the hook

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Synonyms for hook

a device for fastening or for checking motion

to take (another's property) without permission

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Synonyms for hook

a catch for locking a door

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a sharp curve or crook

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anything that serves as an enticement

a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

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fasten with a hook

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make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

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take by theft

make off with belongings of others

hit with a hook

catch with a hook

to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

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secure with the foot

entice and trap

approach with an offer of sexual favors

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A young immature Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata) weighing around 1.5 kg was presented by a person who had seen the turtle swallowing the fish hook. The fish hook had entagled in throat with its thread projecting outward (Fig.