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Meaning of hook in English
hook noun [C] (DEVICE)
coat hook There were four coat hooks next to the door.
boat hook We pulled the little boat towards us with a boat hook.
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- We'll have to screw a hook into the wall.
- Could you put some hooks in the garden shed, for us to hang the tools on?
hook noun [C] (HIT)
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hook noun [C] (SONG)
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Idioms
hook verb (FASTEN)
hook verb (HAVE SEX)
hook verb (HIT)
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Phrasal verbs
(Definition of hook from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
hook | American Dictionary
Idiom
to use something like a hook, or to put something so that it is supported at one end and hangs:
She hooked her arm through his.
He hooked his cane over the back of the chair.
Phrasal verbs
(Definition of hook from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
hook | Business English
be on the hook (for sth/to do sth) US informal
off the hook
be/get off the hook Don't think you're off the hook on taxes just because you were paid in cash.
Phrasal verbs
(Definition of hook from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Translations of hook
in Chinese (Traditional)
裝置, 鉤子，掛鉤, 擊打…
in Chinese (Simplified)
装置, 钩子，挂钩, 击打…
in Spanish
gancho, anzuelo, enganchar…
in Portuguese
gancho, anzol, enganchar…
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çengel, kanca, çengel ile tutturmak…
crochet [masculine], patère [feminine], hameçon [masculine]…
பொருட்களைப் பிடிக்க அல்லது வைத்திருப்பதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு வளைந்த சாதனம், குறிப்பாக பொருட்களைத் தொங்கவிட மேற்பரப்பில் இணைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும்…
(कुछ पकड़ने या टाँगने के लिए) हुक…
હૂક (કંઈક પકડી રાખવું અથવા અટકવું)…
cangkuk, tumbukan sauk, mengail…
der Angelhaken, der Haken, angeln…
krok [masculine], knagg [masculine], henge…
ہُک, دھات کا خمدار نوکیلا ٹکڑا, کانٹا…
крючок, гачок, боковий удар зігнутою рукою…
kail, gantungan, pukulan hook…
เบ็ด, ตะขอ, การชกโดยงอศอก…
lưỡi câu, cái móc, cái mắc…
gancio, uncino, agganciare…
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