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 |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
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 |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
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 |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
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 |
live load superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
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 |
warhead payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
bait come-on hook lure sweetener | anything that serves as an enticement |
burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
nuts and bolts | detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished |
load line Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
Hook of Holland Hoek van Holland | a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam |
lode load | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
load | the power output of a generator or power plant |
load | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate, he got a load on and started a brawl |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
hook crotchet | a sharp curve or crook, a shape resembling a hook |
load adulterate stretch f dilute debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, adulterate liquor |
take up latch on fasten on hook on seize on | adopt, take up new ideas |
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) |
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 |