A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
A snare; a trap.
(in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
Removal or expulsion from a group or activity
He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.
A field sown two years in succession.
(authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
(authorship) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
A finesse.
A jack (the playing card).
A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
The song's hook snared me.
A ship's anchor.
Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.
(Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
A háček.
Senses relating to sports.
One who, or that which, hooks.
A small fishing boat.
Any antiquated craft.
A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
A crocheter.
A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
A prostitute.
(1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.