Hook

  • 101Hook —    1) Heb. hah, a ring inserted in the nostrils of animals to which a cord was fastened for the purpose of restraining them (2 Kings 19:28; Isa. 37:28, 29; Ezek. 29:4; 38:4). The Orientals make use of this contrivance for curbing their work… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 102hook up — Synonyms and related words: act in concert, act together, affiliate, ally, amalgamate, associate, band, band together, be in cahoots, be in league, bridle, bunch, bunch up, cabal, cement a union, centralize, club, club together, coact, coalesce,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 103Hook — 1. finger; 2. catchy musical strain or lyric phrase that keeps a person listening to a song; 3. plot device given near the beginning of a story, television drama, etc., intended to get the audience interested; 4. seize by stealth, pilfer, or… …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 104Hook up — meet again and spend time with (someone): Let s get some numbers so we can hook up later on …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 105hook — Australian Slang 1. finger; 2. catchy musical strain or lyric phrase that keeps a person listening to a song; 3. plot device given near the beginning of a story, television drama, etc., intended to get the audience interested; 4. seize by stealth …

    English dialects glossary

  • 106hook up — Australian Slang meet again and spend time with (someone): Let s get some numbers so we can hook up later on …

    English dialects glossary

  • 107hook — I v To addict. They say Zelda is hooked on heroine. 1920s II v To steal. He hooked a book on criminal justice and it turned his life around. 1980s III n To get someone addicted to. I think Melvin is hooked on Gwendolyn; I saw her wearing his… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 108hook\ up — v. phr. To connect or fit together. The company sent a man to hook up the telephone. They could not use the gas stove because it had not been hooked up …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 109hook — hÊŠk n. curved piece of metal or other material by which things are hung or attached; fishhook; curve, angle, sharp bend; short punch (Boxing) v. secure, fasten, hang, attach; bend; capture; ensnare, addict; catch a fish; be caught; be attached;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 110Hook —    Voir Hook ou la Revanche du capitaine Crochet …

    Dictionnaire mondial des Films