Phrase Hound found 145 phrases and 123 compound words that contain hook. The most common are listed below. Open hook in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 145
- hook upTo hook something together.
- off the hookRelieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure.
- hook and eyeA matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
- hook up onSynonym of hang up (to keep delayed, suspended, held up, or stuck)
- meat hookA two-sided hook normally used in butcheries to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as pigs.
- hook-and-loopSynonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).
- hook shotA shot in which the offensive player gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.
- crochet hookA needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile).
- grappling hookA type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.
- left hookA powerful punch thrown with the left hand, typically after a jab or a straight punch.
- hook it upTo hook someone up plentifully or generously.
- Sandy HookA spit (landform) on the coast of New Jersey, United States.
- by hook or by crookBy any means possible; one way or another.
- Hook EndA place in England:
- Red HookA village and town in Dutchess County, New York.
- cant hookA traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.
- hook offTo unhook or remove from a hook.
- Hook NortonA village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3533).
- can hookA hoisting device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.
- Welsh hookWelsh glaive
- palatal hookA small hook for attaching elastic bands on the internal side of braces fixed to the upper teeth.
- cabin hookA short metal rod that ends in a hook, used as a latch to keep a door or window closed
- Bombay HookA point in Kent County, Delaware, United States
- Hook of HollandA coastal town and ferry port in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands.
- Hook-a-GateA village in Longden parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4609).
Compound words 123
- fishhookA barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
- hookwormAny of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
- skyhookA hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
- boathookA hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
- tailhookA device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear of a runway or aircraft carrier.
- buttonhookA hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
- armhookA hook-like projection on the arm of a cephalopod, such as on the armhook squid (Gonatus fabricii).
- pinhookA simple fishhook made from a pin.
- billhookA medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill.
- hookkeeperA wire ring that holds a fly-fishing fishhook in place while rigged.