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Meanings of hook in English
Usage of hook in English
1
As a result, he allowed the private sector off the financial hook.
2
The longer it takes systems to hook up, the slower manufacturers' sales.
3
Thought I'd ask, she says, letting me off the hook too easy.
4
Never mind: any moment now she would let him off the hook.
5
Does it merely facilitate quick and easy hook-ups or actually encourage them?
6
Yes, but I have not swallowed the hook; I scented the trick.
7
The tiny hook is caught painlessly in the gristle of his jaw.
8
That's the moral message all religions pump out; it's a standard hook.
9
We could work this hook; now we had to find the verse.
10
He brought the point of his hook up to the exposed lobe.
11
I took my car keys from the hook and left the house.
12
My phone has been ringing off the hook since yesterday, he said.
13
The hook-like finger tears the black tobacco out of the choking mouth.
14
Wills' jump hook 29 seconds into the game set an instant tone.
15
Was I desperately seeking a way to let myself off the hook?
16
If they let Cairn off the hook, others would try their luck.
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Translations for hook
Portuguese
Catalan
Hook through the time
Hook across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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