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to hook

27 6.0

To make cloth by looping yarn with a bent needle, as in crochet

verb
/hʊk/

: tejer a ganchillo

My grandmother loves to hook rugs, turning colorful threads into stunning pieces of art.

Examples

I believe I could just hook this around my ears or and then I could hook this piece at the backside.
I love to share my knowledge and passion for hooked rugs with my students.

Blog text (2)
The VCR was hooked up to a television monitor; both were hidden behind a barrier.

Academic text (2004)
I've got a battery of long-range sensing devices hooked up the terminals all over the country.

The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
In his boyhood room, we see Chuck's laptop, which is hooked up to the internet FedEx homepage.

Fiction book (2000)
She learned to hook the yarn tightly to create a beautiful pattern in her crochet project.
At the craft fair, many people were hooking small blankets and scarves using intricate stitches.

Synonyms

to crochet

vsto hook

20 4.1

Make fabric or items by looping yarn with a hooked needle

is narrower, used for one piece of needlework rather than fabric or multiple objects

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

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

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

Surface Forms

hook infinitive

hooked past

hooked past participle

hooking present participle

hooks third person singular

Etymology

Hook for the needlework comes from the name of the tool used to make loops of yarn, so to hook is to use a little curved needle to make crochet or similar work.