hook
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Framework senses
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- approach with an offer of sexual favors
- §2
- entice and trap
- §3
- secure with the foot
- §4
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- §5
- fasten with a hook
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- catch with a hook
- §7
- hit with a hook
- §8
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- §9
- make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- §10
- make off with belongings of others
- §11
- rip off
- §12
- take by theft