26984 words

hooking

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
present participle of
2
to fasten something with a hook, hang something on a hook, or catch something with a hook:

Examples:

He hooked the trailer (= joined it with a hook) to his car.
How many salmon did you hook (= catch) this afternoon?
She hooked the shoe (= lifted it with a hook) out of the water.
3
to have sex for money
4
in golf, to hit the ball in an uncontrolled way so that it flies to the left for a right-handed player :

Examples:

She hooked the ball into the lake.
He hooked his drive through trees at the second hole.
5
in cricket, to hit a ball that bounces high by swinging the bat across the front of the body:

Examples:

He was hit on his right wrist while attempting to hook a short ball.
He hooked a bouncer for six.

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