to cleek

9.9

To pull something toward you with a hooked tool

: agarrar

Examples

The fisherman tried to cleek the salmon from the river with his long pole.
Can you cleek that branch over here?
In old tales, thieves would cleek valuables through open windows using a hooked stick.
He cleeked the fish with his hook.
The fisherman skillfully cleeked the trout from the water with a sharp hook.
In the old legends, clever robbers would cleek precious items through the gaps of doors.
With a gentle motion, she cleeked the kite string to pull it closer.

to claw

vsto cleek

42 5.0

To try to get or keep something with great effort

pulls in a controlled way using a hooked tool

to hent

vsto cleek

9.9

To take and hold something quickly

uses a hooked tool to pull something toward oneself

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to let go

∞ 1.4

To stop holding something or someone so they are free

to yank

196 4.1

to seize

277 3.2

to cleek

9.9

to grab

∞ 1.0

to catch

∞ 1.0

cleek infinitive

cleeked past

cleeked past participle

cleeking present participle

cleeks third person singular

Cleek comes from the same old Scottish idea of a 'hook', so to cleek something is to hook or pull it toward you with a hooked tool.