hook in WordNet English dictionary

1. make off with belongings of others
   pilfer  cabbage  purloin  pinch  abstract  snarf  swipe  hook  sneak  filch  nobble  lift 
   
2. approach with an offer of sexual favors
   "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
   hook  solicit  accost 
   
3. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
   addict  hook 
   
4. take by theft
   "Someone snitched my wallet!"
   hook  snitch  thieve  cop  knock off  glom 
   
5. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
   "She sat there crocheting all day"
   crochet  hook 
   
6. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   overcharge  soak  surcharge  gazump  fleece  plume  pluck  rob  hook 
   
7. entice and trap
   "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
   hook  snare 
   
8. secure with the foot
   "hook the ball"
   hook 
   
9. fasten with a hook
   hook 
   
10. catch with a hook
    "hook a fish"
    hook 
    
11. hit with a hook
    "His opponent hooked him badly"
    hook 
    
12. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
    hook 
    

1. anything that serves as an enticement
   bait  come-on  hook  lure  sweetener 
   
2. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
   hook  claw 
   
3. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
   hook  crotchet 
   
4. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
   "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
   hook  draw  hooking 
   
5. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
   hook 
   
6. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
   hook shot  hook 
   
7. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
   hook 
   
8. a catch for locking a door
   hook