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hook verb

  /huːk/ , /hʉk/ , /hʊk/
  • (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
 agganciare
  • (transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together).
  • (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
  • (intransitive) To bend; to be curved.
 agganciare, connettersi, inserire
  • (intransitive, slang) To engage in prostitution.
 adescare
  • (transitive) To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
 agganciare, attirare
  • (intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.
 agganciarsi
  • (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
 prendere

hook noun

  /huːk/ , /hʉk/ , /hʊk/
  • A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
 gancio, uncino, gancetto
  • (boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
  • (basketball) 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.
 gancio
  • (music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
 parte orecchiabile, ritornello

hooked adjective

  /hʊkt/
  • Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
 a uncino, adunco, a forma di uncino, aquilino
hook shot
gancio, tiro a uncino
grappling hook
rampino
cabin hook
monachetto
hook and eye
arpione
hook up
fare sesso occasionale
by hook or by crook
per amore o per forza
wad hook
cavastracci
crochet hook
uncinetto
hook, line and sinker
affato
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