hook
1. hook \'hu.k\ n [ME, fr. OE ho-c; akin to MD hoec fishhook, corner, Lith
keng]e. hook 1: a curved or bent implement for catching, holding, or
pulling 2: something curved or bent like a hook 3: a flight of a ball
that deviates from a straight course in a direction o pposite to the
dominant hand of the player propelling it 4: a short blow delivered with a
circular motion by a boxer while the elbow remains bent and rigid : by any
means : out of trouble : by oneself : INDEPENDENTLY - by hook or by
crook
2. hook vt 1: to form into a hook : CROOK 2: to seize, make fast or
connect by or as if by a hook 3: STEAL, PILFER 4: to strike or pierce as
if with a hook 5: to make (as a rug) with a hook 1: to form a hook :
CURVE 2: to become hooked