hook

US /hʊk/

・

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

Video subtitles

12:20

09:41

07:02

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

09:27

For example, in 2012, after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting drew attention to gun laws across the country,
For example, in 2012, after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting drew attention to gun laws across the country,

08:16

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.

06:23

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.

02:53

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

07:11

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

05:27

and so they are finding any method, by hook or by crook, to get out of China.
and so they are finding any method, by hook or by crook, to get out of China.