hook

US /hʊk/

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UK /hʊk/

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on

This hook will catch a fish if you put a worm on it

v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a bent or curved shape

I want this counter to hook around the sink

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The start of a story which catches your interest

The novel had an interesting hook in its first page

v.t.Transitive VerbTo catch your interest completely

When you hear their music, it will hook you too

v.t.Transitive VerbTo catch, hang or attach something with a bent wire

It's my son's first fishing trip and he wants to hook at least one fish

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That means, Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
That means, Elon Musk is likely going to be on the hook to keep the social media site afloat.
LIKELY BE ON THE HOOK TO KEEP
LIKELY BE ON THE HOOK TO KEEP

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He says, "All I want for Christmas is for Jason Momoa to just hook up with my wife already so I can stop hearing about it."
He says, "All I want for Christmas is for Jason Momoa to just hook up with my wife already so I can stop hearing about it."
to just hook up with my wife already
to just hook up with my wife already

02:59

in the bottom, This you can hook up to a hose and run through an open window and outside
in the bottom, This you can hook up to a hose and run through an open window and outside

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there's a-frame poles, there's hook poles.
there's a-frame poles, there's hook poles.

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So, they're on the hook to make up the money that they have already spent in buying or procuring the boxes that they said that they were gonna sell.
So, they're on the hook to make up the money that they have already spent in buying or procuring the boxes that they said that they were gonna sell.

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You hook the garden hose up to a tap and turn the water on so you can water your flowers or your vegetables.
You hook the garden hose up to a tap and turn the water on so you can water your flowers or your vegetables.

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