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 |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
| hook draw hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer, he took lessons to cure his hooking |
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 |
| cant hook | a peavey having a hook instead of a spike, used for handling logs |
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 |
| grab | a mechanical device for gripping an object |
| grab bag | a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents |
| grab bar | a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself |
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 |
| meat hook | a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung |
peavey
peavy
cant dog
dog hook | a stout lever with a sharp spike, used for handling logs |
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 |
sickle
reaping hook
reap hook | an edge tool for cutting grass or crops, has a curved blade and a short handle |
hooks
meat hooks
maulers | large strong hand (as of a fighter), wait till I get my hooks on him |
bait
come-on
hook
lure
sweetener | anything that serves as an enticement |
| grab sample | a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible |
| grab bag | an assortment of miscellaneous items |
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 |
take up
latch on fasten on
hook on
seize on | adopt, take up new ideas |
grab
seize | capture the attention or imagination of, This story will grab you, The movie seized my imagination |
hook
solicit accost | approach with an offer of sexual favors, he was solicited by a prostitute, The young man was caught soliciting in the park |
| hook snare | entice and trap, The car salesman had snared three potential customers |
| hook | secure with the foot, hook the ball |
addict
hook | to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) |
| grab | take or grasp suddenly, She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room |
| hook | fasten with a hook |
| hook | catch with a hook, hook a fish |
| hook up | connect or link, hook up the houses to the gas supply line, Hook up the components of the new sound system |
| hook | hit with a hook, His opponent hooked him badly |
| hook | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left |
catch
grab
take hold of | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of, Catch the ball!, Grab the elevator door! |
crochet
hook | make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle, She sat there crocheting all day |
| grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand, The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask |
c pilfer
cabbage
purloin
pinch
abstract
snarf
swipe
hook
sneak
filch
nobble
lift
c | make off with belongings of others |
snap up
snaffle
grab | get hold of or seize quickly and easily, I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale |
overcharge
soak
surcharge
gazump
fleece
plume
pluck
rob hook | rip off, ask an unreasonable price |
hook snitch
thieve
cop
knock off
glom | take by theft, Someone snitched my wallet! |
| grab | obtain illegally or unscrupulously, Grab power |