Meaning

3 senses
  1. Full of hooks (in any sense).

    Sew the hooky half of the Velcro on the inner side so that it doesn't pick up fluff.

  2. Shaped like or resembling a hook; hooked.

  3. (UK, slang)Dodgy; crooked; illicit.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Let's play hooky today.

    Давай сьогодні прогуляємо.

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  2. Did you play hooky yesterday?

    Ти вчора прогуляв?

    ruТы вчера прогулял занятия?

    deHast du gestern die Schule geschwänzt?

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  3. A few students in my class played hooky yesterday.

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  4. Did Tom use to play hooky?

    ruТом раньше прогуливал?

    dePflegte Tom die Schule zu schwänzen?

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  5. Let's play hooky tomorrow.

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Forms

hookier, hookiest
Comparativehookier Lesson
Superlativehookiest Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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