HOOK

(noun) a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
synonyms : hook shot
(noun) a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
(noun) a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
"he took lessons to cure his hooking"
synonyms : draw , hooking
(noun) a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
(noun) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
synonyms : claw
(noun) a catch for locking a door
(noun) anything that serves as an enticement
synonyms : bait , come-on , lure , sweetener
"i wonder if your boss would consider a 100000 dollars bait enough for him." -added by diviya_inlas
(noun) a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
synonyms : crotchet
(verb) approach with an offer of sexual favors
"he was solicited by a prostitute", "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
synonyms : accost , solicit
He was accosted i.e is solicited by a prostitude at late night. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) entice and trap
"The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
synonyms : snare
(verb) secure with the foot
"hook the ball"
(verb) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
synonyms : addict
(verb) fasten with a hook
(verb) catch with a hook
"hook a fish"
(verb) hit with a hook
"His opponent hooked him badly"
(verb) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
(verb) make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
"She sat there crocheting all day"
synonyms : crochet
(verb) make off with belongings of others
synonyms : abstract , cabbage , filch , lift , nobble , pilfer , pinch , purloin , snarf , sneak , swipe
She couldn't believe he had actually abstracted the files she had so carefully hidden. -added by geeta_inlas
too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking -added by nithi
(verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price
synonyms : fleece , gazump , overcharge , pluck , plume , rob , soak , surcharge
He was trying to pluck me by asking four hundred dollars for the watch. -added by naila_inlas
an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist -added by nithi
(verb) take by theft
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
synonyms : cop , glom , knock off , snitch , thieve

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