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hook

/huːk/
noun
  1. A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

  2. A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

  3. Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

verb
  1. To attach a hook to.

    "Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."

  2. To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

    "He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."

  3. To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

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