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Meanings of hook in English

Portuguese
chamariz
Catalan
edulcorant
Wikidata

Anything that serves as an enticement.

        chamariz
        Portuguese
        gancho
        Catalan
        ganxo
        Spanish
        gancho
        Wikidata

        Object for hanging, fishing etc.

              gancho
              Synonyms
              Examples for "crook"
              Examples for "crook"
              1
              She cradled her left hand in the crook of her right arm.
              The Good Girls
              2
              In the crook of one arm, he carried several round red fruit.
              Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
              3
              He was completely at a loss in the presence of the master-crook.
              Green Fancy
              4
              The crook-neck squash in the Northwest is a great success this season.
              Remarks
              5
              The crook says he can if the money is in his hand.
              Somewhere in Red Gap
              Portuguese
              camarão
              Spanish
              crochet
              Catalan
              crochet
              Wikidata

              Tool.

                    Related terms
                    camarão
                    Portuguese
                    roubar
                    Catalan
                    furtar
                    Spanish
                    afanar

                    Make off with belongings of others.

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