Word Meaning

Meaning of hooks

- A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
- That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
- See Eccentric, and V-hook.
- A snare; a trap.
- A field sown two years in succession.
- The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
- To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
- To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- To steal.
- To bend; to curve as a hook.

Crossword clue for hooks

- bending
- Catchy phrase
- Catchy riff
- Connect, ... up
- Crochet tool
- Fishing aid
- Kind of punch where you might find a worm
- Planned move
- Snare
- That which catches
- What boxer might use to catch a fish
- Barbs
- Catchy riffs
- Fasteners with eyes?
- Fishing gear
- Short swinging punches
- Spare hands for Peter Pan’s nemesis?
- Traps belonging to Peter Pan’s nemesis?