hooks

hooks · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of hook; curved pieces of metal for catching, holding, or hanging things.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present tense of hook.

  3. 3.

    (Boxing) Plural of hook; short swinging punches.

  4. 4.

    (Music) Catchy melodic phrases in songs.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    by any hooks or crooks — variant of "by hook or by crook"
  • •
    get one's hooks into — to gain control over someone

Related words

See also: hook, hooked, hooking
Synonyms: catches, hangers, pegs

Etymology

Plural of hook, from Old English hōc ("hook, angle"), from Proto-Germanic hōkaz.