hook

(noun) a catch for locking a door.

(noun) a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook. Synonyms: crotchet.

(noun) anything that serves as an enticement. Synonyms: bait, come-on, lure, sweetener.

(noun) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. Synonyms: claw.

(noun) a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something.

(noun) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer. Synonyms: draw, hooking. Examples: "He took lessons to cure his hooking."

(noun) a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent.

(noun) a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket. Synonyms: hook shot.

(verb) fasten with a hook.

(verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price. Synonyms: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob.

(verb) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle. Synonyms: crochet. Examples: "She sat there crocheting all day."

(verb) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left.

(verb) take by theft. Synonyms: snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom. Examples: "Someone snitched my wallet!."

(verb) make off with belongings of others. Synonyms: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, sneak, filch, nobble, lift.

(verb) hit with a hook. Examples: "His opponent hooked him badly."

(verb) catch with a hook. Examples: "Hook a fish."

(verb) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). Synonyms: addict.

(verb) secure with the foot. Examples: "Hook the ball."

(verb) entice and trap. Synonyms: snare. Examples: "The car salesman had snared three potential customers."

(verb) approach with an offer of sexual favors. Synonyms: solicit, accost. Examples: "He was solicited by a prostitute." "The young man was caught soliciting in the park."