hook it
To depart in a hurry; to clear outTo depart in a hurry; to clear out.
» Tom took the key off of the hook it was hanging on.
Tom nahm den Schlüssel von dem Haken, an dem er hing. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том взял ключ с крючка, на котором тот висел. — odexed
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1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To depart in a hurry; to clear out.
Examples
4 sentencesTom took the key off of the hook it was hanging on.
ruТом взял ключ с крючка, на котором тот висел. — odexed
deTom nahm den Schlüssel von dem Haken, an dem er hing. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're just trying to get off the hook by blaming it on Tom.
ruТы просто пытаешься выкрутиться, взвалив вину на Тома. — kadavraverkisto
deDu versuchst ja nur, deinen Kopf aus der Schlinge zu ziehen, indem du Tom beschuldigst! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We got hooked on it, the excitement, the dramatics and the whole thing.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Forms
hooks it, hooking it, hooked it, hooked it| Base form | hook it · to hook it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hooks it |
| Present participle | hooking it |
| Past simple | hooked it |
| Past participle | hooked it |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.