Synonyms for hook
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To attach a hook to.
Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
- v. 2
To become attached, as by a hook.
The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.
- v. 3
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
- n. 1
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
Related words
- Word family
- hooklike hooknose hookthorn hookworm hooky hooker
- Phrases
- hook-up grappling hook dog hook pruning hook butcher's hook cant hook pole hook reap hook
- Is a kind of
- spit
Choose the right word
A hasp is a metallic strap that fits over a staple, calculated to be secured by a padlock; a simple hook that fits into a staple is also called a hasp.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lock I want you to go to your rooms and lock the doors.
- screw Do you tighten a screw clockwise or anticlockwise?
- hitch Tom is hoping that he can hitch a ride to Boston.
- fasten If you turn around, I'll fasten your dress for you.
- fleece Sheep are bred for their fleece and their meat.
- pluck Can you pluck up the courage to talk to her?
By length
- 3 letters
- cop1, rob1
- 4 letters
- take1, draw1, hang1, lock1, lift1, trap1, bait1, lure1, soak1, claw1, hasp, glom
- 5 letters
- catch1, steal1, screw1, sneak1, pinch1, seize1, swipe1, hitch1, crook1, plume1, snare1, clasp1, pluck1, decoy2
- 6 letters
- addict2, hooker2, fleece1, snitch1, fasten2, entrap2, pilfer2, accost2, thieve1, gazump
- 7 letters
- connect2, cabbage2, crochet2, solicit3, ensnare2
- 8 letters
- shoulder2, abstract2, crotchet
- 9 letters
- surcharge2, sweetener3, tenaculum
- 10 letters
- overcharge3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoy2 = 2 syllables).