hook
Definitions
Noun
- A catch for locking a door
- A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- Anything that serves as an enticement
- A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Verb
- Fasten with a hook
- Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- Take by theft
- Make off with belongings of others
- Hit with a hook
- Catch with a hook
- To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- Secure with the foot
- Entice and trap
- Approach with an offer of sexual favors
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hook".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shook | 1 | 57 |
| 2 | hooked | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | hook | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | hooks | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | hookup | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | hooker's | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | hooking | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | hookups | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | hookworm | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | unhook | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | chook | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | hook's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | hooke | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | hooker | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hookers | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hookworms | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | hooky | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | schook | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | tailhook | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tiphook | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | vanhook | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hook".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hook" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hook" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hook" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "hook".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hank | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | hawk | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | hack | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | hark | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | houk | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | hulk | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | hunk | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | heck | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | hick | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | hoak | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | huck | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | haak | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | haik | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | hank's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | hauk | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | heck's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | henk | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | herk | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | hink | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | hock | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | hoek | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | honk | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | hook's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | howk | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | husk | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 20
Fragments: 21
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 25
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks Help
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times
Antisemitic attack on synagogue preschool could have turned out ‘like Sandy Hook,’ Michigan gov says
Mar 13, 2026 New York Post
Mar 13, 2026 New York Post
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Feb 2, 2026 The Washington Post
Feb 2, 2026 The Washington Post

