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hooking it

hooking it is the present participle and gerund of hook it.

Meaning of hook it

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To depart in a hurry; to clear out.
    • Duncan was wounded, and the escort hooked it.1899, Rudyard Kipling, Stalky & Co./A Little Prep.
    Synonyms:
    take one's hook

Questions about hooking it

What is hooking it the present participle and gerund of?
Hooking it is the present participle and gerund of hook it.

Words near hooking it in the dictionary

  1. hookiest
  2. hookin'
  3. hookiness
  4. hooking
  5. hooking in
  6. hooking it
  7. hooking it up
  8. hooking off
  9. hooking up
  10. hooking up on
  11. hookings

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