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Results for: "hook"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

hook — rod bent into a curved shape
→ garfi m
→ ganxo m
hook — type of boxing punch
→ ganxo m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (8)

1. a catch for locking a door;

2. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook;
[syn: hook, crotchet]

3. anything that serves as an enticement;
[syn: bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener]

4. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something;
[syn: hook, claw]

5. a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something;

6. a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer;
- Example: "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
[syn: hook, draw, hooking]

7. a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent;

8. a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket;
[syn: hook shot, hook]


VERB (12)

1. fasten with a hook;

2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price;
[syn: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook]

3. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle;
- Example: "She sat there crocheting all day"
[syn: crochet, hook]

4. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left;

5. take by theft;
- Example: "Someone snitched my wallet!"
[syn: hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom]

6. make off with belongings of others;
[syn: pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift]

7. hit with a hook;
- Example: "His opponent hooked him badly"

8. catch with a hook;
- Example: "hook a fish"

9. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug);
[syn: addict, hook]

10. secure with the foot;
- Example: "hook the ball"

11. entice and trap;
- Example: "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
[syn: hook, snare]

12. approach with an offer of sexual favors;
- Example: "he was solicited by a prostitute"
- Example: "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
[syn: hook, solicit, accost]