Hook

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

   “"If I were a pirate and lost my hand, I would ask them to replace it with a computer mouse rather than a hook. I use a computer mouse all day, and I only use a hook three to five times a day."¶ -Emma Stone¶ On hooks”

2. isim A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
3. isim Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

   “Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, / Drowsed with the fume of poppies, while thy hook / Spares the next swath and all its twinèd flowers: [...]”

4. isim The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
5. isim The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
6. isim A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
7. isim A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
8. isim A snare; a trap.

   “A shop of all the qualities, that man Loues woman for, besides that hooke of Wiuing,”

9. isim An advantageous hold.

   ““What makes you so sure that nobody knows you've got a hook into him?” Ward asked.”

10. isim The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
11. isim Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.

    “He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook.”

12. isim A field sown two years in succession.
13. isim A grasp (of), an attachment (to).

    “Much of the Two in Twenty humor is insider stuff; this soap is clearly made for lesbians who have been around the city block, with a few road trips to Michigan. Gay men may love it as well, and others with a hook into contemporary urban dyke life.”

14. isim A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
15. isim A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.

    “The hook of Good Boys, Hollywood's latest odyssey of comic adolescent mischief, is that the kids behaving badly are, for once, truly kids.”

16. isim A finesse.
17. isim A jack (the playing card).
18. isim A sharp bend or angle in the course or length of an object (e.g. a bend in a river, etc.).
19. isim A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
20. isim A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.

    “The song's hook snared me.”

21. fiil To attach a hook to.

    “Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.”

22. fiil To become attached, as by a hook.

    “The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack.”

23. fiil To catch with a hook (hook a fish).

    “He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.”

24. fiil To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

    “No one seems to want anything but hooked mats now.”

25. fiil To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.

    “He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.”

26. fiil To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.

    “She's only here to try to hook a husband.”

27. fiil To steal.
28. fiil To connect (hook into, hook together).

    “If you hook your network cable into the jack, you'll be on the network.”

29. fiil To make addicted; to captivate.

    “He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth.”

30. fiil To acquire as a spouse.

    “People talk about so and so getting married and they always comment about the class or potential class status of the person this woman had "hooked." You know, "He comes from a working class background but he's studying to be a lawyer and she's going to be all set."”