hooking

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To attach a hook to.
   • Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
2. (intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.
   • The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.
3. (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
   • He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
4. (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
   • No one seems to want anything but hooked mats now.1917, L M Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams
5. (transitive) To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
   • He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.
6. (transitive) To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
   • She's only here to try to hook a husband.

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