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hook

noun
  1. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
    hook shot
  2. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
  3. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    “They took lessons to cure the hook caused by their terrible swing.”
    drawhooking
  4. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
  5. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
    claw
  6. a catch for locking a door
  7. anything that serves as an enticement
    baitlurecome-onsweetener
  8. a sharp curve or crook
    “a shape resembling a hook”
    crotchet
verb
  1. approach with an offer of sexual favors
    solicitaccost
  2. entice and trap
    snare
  3. secure with the foot
    “hook the ball”
  4. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
    addict
  5. fasten with a hook
  6. catch with a hook
    “hook a fish”
  7. hit with a hook
    “I hooked my opponent badly.”
  8. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  9. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
    crochet
  10. make off with belongings of others
    pinch
  11. rip off
    pluck
  12. take by theft
    copsnitchknock offglomthieve