释义 |
hook /hŭk/ noun- An object bent so that it can catch or hold something
- A sharply bent line
- A snare, trap, attraction, etc
- An advantageous hold
- A curved instrument for cutting grain, branches, etc
- A spit of land with a hooked end
- A boxer's swinging blow made with the elbow bent
- The curve of a ball in flight (sport)
- An inadvertent stroke causing the ball to move in the air from right to left (for a right-handed player) or from left to right (for a left-handed player) (golf)
- An attacking stroke played with a horizontal bat sending the ball from shoulder height or above onto the leg-side behind the wicket (cricket)
- An act of hooking
- In pop music, a catchy phrase
- A twist or interesting point in a story (slang)
- An excuse or pretext (slang)
transitive verb- To catch, fasten, or hold with or as if with a hook
- To form into a hook
- To make with a hook
- To make (a hooked rug) by drawing yarn through a prepared backing with a hooked tool
- To ensnare, trap
- To attract
- To hit (the ball) so that it inadvertently moves in the air from right to left (for a right-handed player), or from left to right (for a left-handed player) (golf)
- To hit (the ball) with a horizontal bat from shoulder height or above onto the leg-side behind the wicket (cricket)
- To punch with a swinging blow, with the elbow bent
- To obtain possession of (the ball) in the scrum by using the foot to kick it backwards (rugby)
intransitive verb- To bend
- To be curved
- To pull abruptly
- To act as hooker (rugby)
- (of a ball) to move in the air from right to left (for a right-handed player), or from left to right (for a left-handed player) (golf)
ORIGIN: OE hōc; Du hoek hooked /hŭkt/ adjective - Curved like a hook
- Physically dependent (on drugs)
- (with on or by) addicted (to a drug, activity or indulgence)
- Enthralled
hookˈedness noun hookˈer noun - Someone who hooks
- The forward in the front row whose task it is to hook the ball (rugby)
- A prostitute (informal)
hookˈy adjective hookˈ-climber noun A climbing plant that clings to its support by means of hooks hookˈ-nosed adjective hookˈ-pin noun An iron pin with a hooked head used for pinning the frame of a floor or roof together hook shot noun (basketball) A shot made by a player side-on to the basket by curving up the farther-away arm hookˈ-tip noun A moth with forewings that have hooked ends hookˈ-up noun - A connection
- A temporary linking up of separate broadcasting stations for a special transmission
hookˈworm noun - A parasitic nematode with hooks in the mouth
- The disease it causes, ankylostomiasis or miner's anaemia
by hook or by crook By one method or another hook and eye A contrivance for fastening garments by means of a hook that catches in a loop or eye hook into (informal) To form a connection or association with hook it (slang) To decamp, make off hook, line and sinker Complete or completely hook up - To fasten or be fastened with a hook or hooks
- To connect or be connected electronically
- To meet, esp by arrangement (informal)
off the hook - Ready-made
- Out of difficulty or trouble
- (of a telephone handset) not on its rest, so that incoming calls cannot be received
off the hooks - Out of gear
- Superseded
- Dead
on one's own hook On one's own responsibility, initiative or account sling or take one's hook (slang) To get out, run away, make off |