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hook

noun: a catch for locking a door

noun: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

noun: anything that serves as an enticement

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

noun: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

noun: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

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

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

verb: fasten with a hook

verb: rip off; ask an unreasonable price

verb: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"

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

verb: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"

verb: make off with belongings of others

verb: hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"

verb: catch with a hook; "hook a fish"

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

verb: secure with the foot; "hook the ball"

verb: entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"

verb: approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"


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hook

Length: 4 letters

Scrabble value: 11

Words with Friends value: 10

Literati value: 7

TWL (USA): Found

SOWPODS (UK): Found


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