HOOK
- to catch with a hook (a bent piece of metal) [v HOOKED, HOOKING, HOOKS]
- to seize, fasten, or hold with a hook
- to catch with a bent piece of metal [v -ED, -ING, -S]
- to connect to a central source, as of power or water
- curved piece of metal for catching, pulling, etc.
- something having a sharp curve
- to curve or bend like a hook
- by any means, whether just or unjust, legal or illegal
- to receive or subject to a dismissal
- to run away; depart; flee
- entirely; completely
- to fasten with a hook or hooks
- to assemble or connect, as the components of a machine
- to become associated with
- to have a casual sexual encounter with someone
- out of trouble; released from some difficulty
- free of obligation
- on one's own initiative or responsibility; independently
- obliged; committed; involved
- subjected to a delaying tactic; waiting