hooking

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

(verb) fasten with a hook. Synonyms: hook.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(verb) secure with the foot. Synonyms: hook. Example: "Hook the ball."

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

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