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hook

hook

14 7.2
A golf shot that curves sharply to the left for right-handed players
  • noun
  • /hʊk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gancho
  • No-one threw a left hook harder.

Examples

  • He's got a right hook.

    Teen Wolf Too (1987)

  • The left hook lead put Dawson down again in the 4th round.

    Blog text (26)

  • And then you can see I can make that hook, right?

  • - Watch out for that left hook.

    The Hard Corps (2005)

  • He's rushing hook shots when he should be working to get something easier.

    Blog text (3)

  • The only long-term cure for a slice or a hook is a change in the face-to-path relationship.

    Blog text (18)

  • Despite practicing for weeks, he still couldn't avoid a nasty hook that sent the ball off the fairway.

  • During his last game, he finally learned how to control his hook and hit straighter shots.

  • A severe hook can drastically affect your score if you are not careful on the course.

Synonyms

hooking
vshook
  • Jargon
7.0

A golf shot that curves sharply to the left for a right-handed player

is broader and also covers the opposite curve for left-handed players

Antonyms

to slice
  • Jargon
30 6.9

To hit a ball so it spins and curves away, often in golf or tennis

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

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 Curved

hook
  • Specialized
14 7.2
draw
  • Specialized
1 7.1
line drive
  • US
12 4.2

Surface Forms

hook singular
hooks plural

Etymology

Hook in golf comes from the old sense of a 'curve' (from hoc) because the ball's path bends sharply like the shape of a hook.