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hooka curved or bent piece of metal, plastic, or other material for catching, holding, or pulling something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a curved or bent piece of metal, plastic, or other material for catching, holding, or pulling something

Pronunciation (IPA): /hʊk/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's secret recipe really hooked me on cooking.
  • The pirate captain had a golden hook instead of his left hand, which made opening pickle jars quite challenging.
  • She fell for his smooth talk hook, line, and sinker.

hook

NOUN

[/hʊk/]

a curved or bent piece of metal, plastic, or other material for catching, holding, or pulling something

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hʊk/
🇬🇧 UK/hʊk/

🌳Etymology

Roothook

🎵Rhyme

booklooktookcookbrook
book
look
took
cook
brook

🔗Collocations

fish hook
hook up
coat hook
off the hook
hook and eye
by hook or by crook
hook line and sinker

📝Examples

My grandmother's secret recipe really hooked me on cooking.

😄 Fun example

The pirate captain had a golden hook instead of his left hand, which made opening pickle jars quite challenging.

She fell for his smooth talk hook, line, and sinker.

The comedian's opening joke was designed to hook the audience from the start.

😄 Fun example

I tried to hook my phone charger to the wall, but I accidentally hooked my sleeve instead.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

catchsnareclaspfastenlatch

Antonyms

releaseunhookdetach

Related

fishinghangercatchpullcurve

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