a catch for locking a door

a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

[ Syn: crotchet ]

anything that serves as an enticement

[ Syn: bait , come-on , lure , sweetener ]

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

[ Syn: claw ]

a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; he took lessons to cure his hooking

[ Syn: draw , hooking ]

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

[ Syn: hook shot ]

fasten with a hook

secure with the foot; hook the ball'

entice and trap; The car salesman had snared three potential customers

[ Syn: snare ]

approach with an offer of sexual favors; he was solicited by a prostitute; The young man was caught soliciting in the park

[ Syn: solicit , accost ]

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

[ Syn: overcharge , soak , surcharge , gazump , fleece , plume , pluck , rob ]

make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; She sat there crocheting all day

[ Syn: crochet ]

hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

take by theft; Someone snitched my wallet!

[ Syn: snitch , thieve , cop , knock off , glom ]

make off with belongings of others

[ Syn: pilfer , cabbage , purloin , pinch , abstract , snarf , swipe , sneak , filch , nobble , lift ]

hit with a hook; His opponent hooked him badly'

catch with a hook; hook a fish'

to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

[ Syn: addict ]