hook shot
hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
| hook | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent |
| hook draw hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer, he took lessons to cure his hooking |
adjustable wrench
adjustable spanner | can be changed to different settings |
| Allen wrench | a wrench for Allen screws |
| alligator wrench | a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator) |
arrester
arrester hook | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier |
| bench hook | any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) |
| boat hook | pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats |
box wrench
box end wrench | a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head |
| brace wrench | a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head |
| bulldog wrench | a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something |
| cant hook | a peavey having a hook instead of a spike, used for handling logs |
| carriage wrench | a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts |
| chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
| crescent wrench | an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench |
crochet needle
crochet hook | a needle with a hook on the end, used in crocheting |
| cup hook | hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups |
| dog wrench | a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank |
grapnel grapple
grappler
grappling hook
grappling iron | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding, often thrown with a rope |
| hook | a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something |
| hook claw | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something |
| hook | a catch for locking a door |
| hook and eye | a kind of fastener used on clothing |
hook wrench
hook spanner | a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head |
| lug wrench | a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated |
| meat hook | a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung |
monkey-wrench
monkey wrench | adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw |
open-end wrench
tappet wrench | a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) |
peavey
peavy
cant dog
dog hook | a stout lever with a sharp spike, used for handling logs |
| pin wrench | a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned |
pipe wrench
tube wrench | adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe, has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe |
poker
stove poker
fire hook
salamander | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle, used to stir a fire |
pruner
pruning hook
lopper | a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper, used to prune small trees |
| screw wrench | adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw |
sickle
reaping hook
reap hook | an edge tool for cutting grass or crops, has a curved blade and a short handle |
| socket wrench | a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted |
| sparkplug wrench | a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine |
| Stillson wrench | a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased |
| S wrench | a wrench with an S-shaped handle |
| tap wrench | a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread |
| torque wrench | a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied |
wrench
spanner | a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt |
bait
come-on
hook
lure
sweetener | anything that serves as an enticement |
| twist wrench | a jerky pulling movement |
Hook of Holland
Hoek van Holland | a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam |
hook
crotchet | a sharp curve or crook, a shape resembling a hook |
wrench
twist
pull | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments, the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell, he was sidelined with a hamstring pull |
twist
sprain
wrench
turn
wrick
rick | twist suddenly so as to sprain, wrench one's ankle, The wrestler twisted his shoulder, the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell, I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days |
take up
latch on fasten on
hook on
seize on | adopt, take up new ideas |