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  • 51hook — breast·hook; check·hook; fish·hook; hook; hook·a·roon; hook·ish; hook·less; hook·let; hook·man; hook·um; hook·um·pake; hook·wormy; kin·der·hook; pin·hook·er; un·hook; hook·er; kin·der·hook·ian; …

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  • 52hook — [[t]hʊk[/t]] n. 1) a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something 2) a fishhook 3) anything that catches; snare; trap 4) cvb something that attracts attention or entices: a sales …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53Hook — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Hook », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Hook peut renvoyer à : Sidney Hook… …

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  • 54hook — 01. He put a worm on the [hook] and dropped his line into the water. 02. A couple of fish have touched the [hook], but nothing has bitten yet. 03. I drilled a hole in the wall to put the picture [hook] into. 04. He [hooked] the trailer to the car …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 55hook — noun 1》 a piece of curved metal or other hard material for catching hold of things or hanging things on.     ↘(also fish hook) a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2》 a thing designed to catch people s attention …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 56hook — 1) a bent piece of wire with its tip sharpened and often a barb below the tip, used to catch fish. Available in many sizes and styles, variously numbered and named. May be single, double or treble but all these are counted as one hook in angling… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 57hook up — verb connect or link (Freq. 1) hook up the houses to the gas supply line Hook up the components of the new sound system • Derivationally related forms: ↑hookup • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames …

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  • 58Hook Me Up — Infobox Album Name = Hook Me Up Type = studio album Artist = The Veronicas Released = Start date|2007|11|3 (see release history) Recorded = Los Angeles, California Genre = Electro pop, dance pop, pop rock Label = Sire Producer = Josh Alexander,… …

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  • 59hook — {{11}}hook (n.) O.E. hoc hook, angle, perhaps related to O.E. haca bolt, from P.Gmc. *hokaz/*hakan (Cf. O.Fris. hok, M.Du. hoek, Du. haak, Ger. Haken hook ), from PIE *keg hook, tooth (Cf. Rus. kogot claw ). For spelling, se …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 60hook — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōc; akin to Middle Dutch hoec fishhook, corner, Lithuanian kengė hook Date: before 12th century 1. a. a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling b. something intended to attract… …

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