Hook

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·noun A snare; a trap.

II. Hook ·noun ·see Eccentric, and V-hook.

III. Hook ·vt To Steal.

IV. Hook ·noun A field sown two years in succession.

V. Hook ·add. ·vi To move or go with a sudden turn;.

VI. Hook ·vi To Bend; to curve as a hook.

VII. Hook ·add. ·vi to make off; to clear out;

— often with it.

VIII. Hook ·noun The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle;

— called also hook bones.

IX. Hook ·noun That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.

X. Hook ·noun An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.

XI. Hook ·add. ·noun A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook.

XII. Hook ·vt To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to Gore.

XIII. Hook ·noun A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, ·etc.

XIV. Hook ·vt To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, ·esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to Entrap; to Catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.

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