HOOK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hōc; akin to Middle Dutch hoec fish~, corner, Lithuanian kengė ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling, something intended to attract and ensnare, anchor 1, something curved or bent like a ~, a flight or course of a ball that deviates from straight in a direction opposite to the dominant hand of the player propelling it, a short blow delivered with a circular motion by a boxer while the elbow remains bent and rigid, ~ shot , button~ , quick or summary removal, a device especially in music or writing that catches the attention, a selling point or marketing scheme, cradle 1b(2), II. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb to form into a ~ ; crook , 2. to seize or make fast by or as if by a ~, to connect by or as if by a ~, steal , pilfer , to make (as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a ~, to hit or throw (a ball) so that a ~ results, intransitive verb to form a ~ ; curve , to become ~ed, to work as a prostitute