1. A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
   "he took lessons to cure his hooking";
   - hook, draw

1. Fasten with a hook
   "She hooked the curtains onto the rod"
    
2. Catch with a hook
   "hook a fish"
    
3. (golf) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
   "The left-handed golfer hooked the ball into the rough"
    
4. (boxing) hit with a hook
   "His opponent hooked him badly"
    
5. [informal] Entice and trap
   "The car salesman had hooked three potential customers";
   - snare
    
6. [informal] Take by theft
   "He was going to hook the phone someone had left behind";
   - snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal], blag [Brit, informal]
    
7. Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
   "She sat there hooking all day";
   - crochet
    
8. To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
   "He became hooked on painkillers";
   - addict
    
9. (rugby) secure with the foot
   "hook the ball"

See also: hook up

Type of: accustom, catch, entice, fasten, fix, golf shot, golf stroke, grab, habituate, hit, intertwine, loop, lure, play, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], secure, steal, swing, tempt

Antonym: unhook

Encyclopedia: Hooking