hook
To attach a hook toTo attach a hook to.
» Hang your coat on the hook.
Häng deinen Mantel an den Haken. — Sudajaengi
Повешай своё пальто на крючок. — odexed
Повесь своё пальто на крючок. — marafon
Повесьте Ваше пальто на крючок. — marafon
Вішайте ваше пальто на гачок. — mkazarian
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
21 senses(transitive)To attach a hook to.
Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
haken
fasten with a hook
(intransitive)To become attached, as by a hook.
The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.
зацепля́тьсяzacepljátʹsja, зацепи́тьсяzacepítʹsja
catch with a hook
(transitive)To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
haken
упійма́тиupijmáty, злови́тиzlovýty
hit with a hook
(transitive)To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
(transitive)To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.
(transitive)To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
She's only here to try to hook a husband.
A free trial is a good way to hook customers.
(transitive)To connect (hook into, hook together).
If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network.
einhaken
соединя́тьsojedinjátʹ
поєдна́тиpojednáty, з'єдна́тиzʺjednáty
To make addicted; to captivate.
He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth.
I watched one episode of that TV series and now I'm hooked.
подса́живатьpodsáživatʹ, подсади́тьpodsadítʹ
make off with belongings of others
To acquire as a spouse.
To play a hook shot.
To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
To use the hockey stick to trip or block another player
The opposing team's forward hooked me, but the referee didn't see it, so no penalty.
Examples
207 sentencesHang your coat on the hook.
Вішайте ваше пальто на гачок. — mkazarian
ruПовешай своё пальто на крючок. — odexed
deHäng deinen Mantel an den Haken. — Sudajaengi
Tom put a worm on the hook.
Том насадив хробака на гачок. — miketheknight
ruТом насадил червяка на крючок. — sharptoothed
Tom hung his jacket on a hook.
Том повісив куртку на гачок. — deniko
ruТом повесил куртку на крючок. — marafon
deTom hängte seine Jacke an einen Haken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hang your hat on the hook.
ruПовесь свою шляпу на крючок. — marafon
deHänge deinen Hut auf den Haken. — Esperantostern
We let Tom off the hook.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc (“angle, point, hook”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc (“angle, point, hook”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz, variant of *hakô (“hook”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).
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Forms
hooks, hooking, hooked, hookedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
29 synonyms- approach with an offer of sexual favors:solicitaccost
- entice and trap:snare
- take by theft:snitchthievecopknock offglom
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug):addict
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle:crochet
- make off with belongings of others:pilfercabbagepurloinpinchabstractsnarfswipesneak
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
3 patterns- on the hook
- off the hook
- on a hook