n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1 : to form into a hook : CROOK
2 a : to seize or make fast by or as if by a hook b : to connect by or as if by a hook ― often used with up
3 : STEAL , PILFER
4 : to make (as a rug) by drawing loops of yarn, thread, or cloth through a coarse fabric with a hook
5 : to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook results
intransitive verb
1 : to form a hook : CURVE
2 : to become hooked
3 : to work as a prostitute