[ { "word": "hook", "phonetic": "/hu\u02d0k/", "phonetics": [ { "text": "/hu\u02d0k/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hook-au.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899670", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } }, { "text": "/hu\u02d0k/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/hook-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=862194", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The curved needle used in the art of crochet.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A snare; a trap.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Removal or expulsion from a group or activity", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook." }, { "definition": "A field sown two years in succession.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A finesse.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A jack (the playing card).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The song's hook snared me." }, { "definition": "A ship's anchor.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code." }, { "definition": "(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in \u1ecf.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A h\u00e1\u010dek.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Senses relating to sports.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "To attach a hook to.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away." }, { "definition": "To catch with a hook (hook a fish).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water." }, { "definition": "To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He hooked his fingers through his belt loops." }, { "definition": "To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "A free trial is a good way to hook customers." }, { "definition": "To steal.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To connect (hook into, hook together).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network." }, { "definition": "(usually in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth." }, { "definition": "To play a hook shot.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The opposing team's forward hooked me, but the referee didn't see it, so no penalty." }, { "definition": "To swerve a ball; kick a ball so it swerves or bends.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To engage in prostitution.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I had a cheap flat in the bad part of town, and I could watch the working girls hooking from my bedroom window." }, { "definition": "(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To finesse.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To move or go with a sudden turn.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hook" ] } ]