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hooks it

hooks it is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hooks it

What is hooks it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hooks it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hook it.

Words near hooks it in the dictionary

  1. hooknoses
  2. hooks
  3. hooks above
  4. hooks and eyes
  5. hooks in
  6. hooks it
  7. hooks it up
  8. hooks off
  9. hooks up
  10. hooks up on
  11. hooks-and-loops

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