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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.
крюк, гак, крючо́к
  • A snare; a trap.
  • (narratology) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
  • (music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
  • (typography, rare) A háček.
  • (boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
  • (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
хук
  • A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
крючо́к, хво́стик

hook verb

  /huːk/ , /hʉk/ , /hʊk/
  • (usually, in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.
подса́живать, подсади́ть
  • (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.
соединя́ть

hooking

подсечка

hooked adjective

  /hʊkt/
  • Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
зави́симый
  • Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
крючкова́тый
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