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to hook

to hook

330 4.6
To attract someone and make them want to be involved, sometimes by a trick
  • verb
  • /hʊk/
translation icon : enganchar
  • She used an engaging story to hook the audience during her presentation.
  • hook the reader
  • hook a reader's interest

If your script doesn't hook the reader on the first page, you're done.

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Examples

  • So you learned how to create suspense, set people up, hook people, get people to share.

    George Janko

  • If your script doesn't hook the reader on the first page, you're done.

    Film Courage

  • Yo, I need you to hook me up.

    Take the Night (2022)

  • I know somebody who can hook you up, all right?

    Speed of Life (1999)

  • Well, you know, my mother is sort of trying to hook me up with someone, you know?

    Material (2012)

  • I'm just going there to hook up with her.

    Undergrads (2022)

  • We just want to grab them, hook them, and let the bidding begin!

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I think it's about hooking them in with the promise of something simple and quick.

  • The colorful advertisements are designed to hook potential customers and spark their interest.

  • He wrote a captivating opening line to hook readers and keep them turning the pages.

Synonyms

to attract
vsto hook
991 1.9

Make people notice or want something

is more about active involvement and sometimes uses trickery to do so
to lure
vsto hook
270 3.7

To get someone to do something by offering a reward or making false promises

is about drawing someone in and only sometimes involves deception
to catch
vsto hook
244 2.0

To get someone's attention or interest

is focused on drawing someone in and involving them rather than just attention
to entice
vsto hook
61 4.9

To persuade someone to do something by offering something they want

is more general and sometimes uses trickery to involve people
to capture
vsto hook
37 3.0

To attract and hold someone's interest or affection

is about getting people involved, not only holding attention over time
to catch someone's attention
vsto hook
22 2.8

Make someone notice you or something

is about involving people deeper, not only getting their initial notice
to bait
vsto hook
18 3.2

To use something to lure a person, animal or fish into a trap

is broader and focuses on getting interest, not only trapping people
to snare
vsto hook
18 5.6

To catch something, often by using a trap or a trick

is about drawing people in, sometimes by trickery but less forcible
to pull in
vsto hook
7 3.5

To attract people or attention

is narrower, aiming to make people become involved rather than only draw them
to allure
vsto hook
6 6.5

To attract someone by using charm

is similar but broader, and sometimes uses trickery to involve people
to beguile
vsto hook
4 8.4

To attract and charm someone while tricking them

is more generally about involving people and only sometimes uses charm to deceive
to grab someone's attention
vsto hook
3 3.3

Make someone notice something quickly and feel interested

is more about making people engage rather than only a brief strong notice
to snag one's attention
vsto hook
1 4.4

Make someone notice something

is broader, aiming to involve people rather than merely gaining notice
to ring someone's bell
vsto hook
  • Informal
8.2

To strongly attract or excite someone

is about drawing people in to participate, not just pleasing or appealing them

Idioms

off the hook
  • Informal
105 5.9

No longer in trouble or responsible for something

on the hook
  • Informal
26 7.7

Responsible for paying or doing something, often unwillingly

off the hook
  • Slang
14 8.2

Very exciting and impressive

by hook or by crook
  • Informal
1 8.1

Using any way to get something done no matter what it takes

to take your hook
  • Archaic
9.9

Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome

to sling one's hook
  • Archaic
9.9

To leave quickly because people do not want you there

Phrasal Verbs

to hook up
213 3.7

To connect devices so they work together

to hook up
  • NSFW
132 8.7

To meet someone for a brief romantic or sexual encounter

to let off the hook
  • Informal
64 4.1

To free someone from blame or punishment

to hook it to the mainframe
  • Specialized
7.4

To connect a device to a main computer so it can send and receive data

Compounds

grappling hook
4 5.7

A set of hooks on a rope used to catch and hold things like a wall or ship

meat hook
3 4.8

A strong pointed hook for hanging dead animals in a butcher shop

hook shot
  • Specialized
3 3.6

A basketball shot made by sweeping the arm and releasing the ball high with the hand farthest from the basket

crochet hook
1 3.2

A needle with a small hook at one end used to pull yarn through loops to make fabric

hook and eye
1 3.6

A small metal piece with a hook that fits into a loop to hold clothes closed

bench hook
8.8

A wooden block attached to a bench that holds wood steady while you cut or shape it

boat hook
3.9

A long pole with a hook used to push, pull, or catch things near boats

bolus hook
  • Specialized
9.9

A small part in a Jacquard loom that lifts warp threads to make patterns

cant hook
  • Specialized
9.8

A long handle with a metal hook used to move and turn logs

catchy hook
3.2

A short easy to remember musical phrase that repeats in a song

catchy hook
3.5

An opening line or idea that quickly gets people's attention

cup hook
3.5

A small metal hook that you screw under a shelf to hang cups by the handles

dog hook
  • US
9.9

A strong metal bar with a sharp point that you use to move logs

ear hook earring
6.3

An earring that fits over the edge of the ear without needing a piercing

arrester hook
  • Specialized
9.9

A device on a plane that catches a wire on a carrier deck to stop the plane quickly during landing

fire hook
7.7

A metal rod with a handle used to move burning logs or stir hot embers

Hook of Holland
6.1

A cape and town on the southwest coast of the Netherlands that has a ferry port

hook spanner
  • UK
7.6

A tool with a hooked end that turns round nuts with notches

hook wrench
  • Specialized
6.4

A tool with a hooked end for turning round nuts or bolt heads without flat sides

hook-nosed
8.0

A person with a long curved nose like a bird's beak

pruning hook
7.2

A tool with a long handle and a curved blade used to cut small tree branches and shrubs

reap hook
9.8

A hand tool with a curved blade and short handle for cutting grass or crops

reaping hook
  • Archaic
8.3

A small hand tool with a curved blade and short handle for cutting wheat and grass

How Persuasive

to ensnare
13 7.7
to hook
330 4.6
to entice
61 4.9
to attract
991 1.9
to interest
206 1.0

Surface Forms

hook infinitive
hooked past
hooked past participle
hooking present participle
hooks third person singular

Etymology

Hook as a verb meaning to attract or draw someone comes from the image of a fishing hook that 'catches' something, so to hook someone is to catch their attention or interest.