hook - noun

a catch for locking a door

a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

anything that serves as an enticement

a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

hook - verb

• fasten with a hook
• rip off; ask an unreasonable price
• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
• take by theft
• make off with belongings of others
• hit with a hook
• catch with a hook
• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent
• secure with the foot
• entice and trap

hook - thesaurus

abstract   addict   bait   cabbage   claw   cop   crochet   crotchet   draw   filch   fleece   gazump   glom   hooking   lift   lure   nobble   overcharge   pilfer   pinch   pluck   plume   purloin   rob   snare   snarf   sneak   snitch   soak   surcharge   sweetener   swipe   thieve