Hook
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. A fishhook, a barbed metal hook used for fishing. Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, e.g. g and j. A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song. A brief, punchy opening statement intended to draw the reader or viewer into a book or play. Removal or expulsion from a group or activity. A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height. A curveball. A feature, definition, or coding that enables future enhancements to happen compatibly or more easily. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. See draw, slice, fade A basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot. A type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc. A jack (the playing card)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To attach a hook to. To catch with a hook (hook a fish). To connect (hook into, hook together). hook up: To meet. hook up: To have sexual intercourse with. (Usually in passive) To make addicted (I'm hooked). To play a hook shot. To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player) To engage in prostitution.
Example sentence: I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.
Thieve
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To commit theft.