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hook in

hook in verb: to deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication.

Verb

hook in (third-person singular simple present hooks in, present participle hooking in, simple past and past participle hooked in)

  1. (transitive) To deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication.
  2. (transitive) To be introduced to; to join up with; to become involved with.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: hook.

Forms of hook in

third-person singular presenthooks in
present participlehooking in
past participlehooked in
pasthooked in

Questions about hook in

What does hook in mean?
Hook in means to deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication.
What part of speech is hook in?
Hook in is a verb.
What is the past tense of hook in?
The past tense of hook in is hooked in.

Words near hook in in the dictionary

  1. hook and eye
  2. hook cross
  3. Hook End
  4. hook flash
  5. hook flashes
  6. hook in
  7. hook it
  8. hook it up
  9. hook ladder
  10. hook ladders
  11. hook maneuver

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