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View definitions for hook

hook

noun as in curved fastener

verb as in grab, catch

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Example Sentences

But it’s equally fascinating that other parts of the story get their hooks in him.

“The market and the economy have just become hooked and we’ve become addicted to this government spending, and there’s going to be a detox period.”

From Salon

A right-handed batter can hook the ball to the left side of the diamond and slice it to the right side.

Shin was rocked twice in the fourth, initially by a three-punch combination before a Dubois right hook drew a reaction on the bell.

From BBC

There are a dizzying array of key changes and tempo shifts, but with every corner they turn, the band find another hook - with the soaring chorus a particular highlight.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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