hook

/hʊk/ n [C]

Definition

› a curved device used for catching hold of something or for hanging something on: Hang your coat on one of the hooks in the hall. I need to change the hook on my fishing line.

(Definition of hook n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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hook up phrasal verb MEET
hook up something phrasal verb CONNECT
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hook, line, and sinker idiom
hooked adj

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