Definition of Hook

Noun

• a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
  - hook shot
• a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  
• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
  "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
  draw hooking
• a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  
• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  claw
• anything that serves as an enticement
  bait - come on lure sweetener
• a sharp curve or crook
  a shape resembling a hook
  crotchet
• a catch for locking a door
  

Verb

• approach with an offer of sexual favors
  "he was solicited by a prostitute"
  "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
  solicit accost
• entice and trap
  "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
  snare
• secure with the foot
  "hook the ball"
  
• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  addict
• catch with a hook
  "hook a fish"
  
• hit with a hook
  "His opponent hooked him badly"
  
• make off with belongings of others
  pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract snarf swipe sneak filch nobble lift
• take by theft
  "Someone snitched my wallet!"
  snitch thieve cop - knock off glom
• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  
• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  "She sat there crocheting all day"
  crochet
• rip off
  ask an unreasonable price
  overcharge soak surcharge gazump fleece plume pluck rob
• fasten with a hook
  

Word games points for the Hook

• Scrabble® score of the hook (11)
• Word Chums® score of the hook (12)
• Words With Friends® score of the hook (10)

Unscramble hook

8 unscramble word found using the letters hook.

ho, hoo, hook, ko, oh, oho, oo, ooh,