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hook
noun [C] (HIT) /hʊk/Definition
(Definition of hook noun (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- batsman noun
- batswoman noun
- bowl sb out phrasal verb
- bowler noun (PERSON)
- bowling noun (CRICKET)
- clean bowled adjective
- declaration noun (CRICKET)
- declare verb (CRICKET)
- delivery noun (GIVING)
- drive noun (POWER)
- extra noun (CRICKET)
- fall verb (BE DEFEATED)
- field verb (BALL)
- overthrow noun (THROW)
- run sb out phrasal verb
- snick verb
- test match noun
- the outfield noun
- twelfth man noun
- wicketkeeper noun
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