[
UK
/hˈʊks/
]
[ US /ˈhʊks/ ]
[ US /ˈhʊks/ ]
NOUN
-
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
wait till I get my hooks on him
How To Use hooks In A Sentence
- The picture above demonstrates the details of a table cloth weaved with crochet hooks.
- They searched for his body, handlining with grappling hooks, setting gill nets straight offshore and hauling seine. AMAGANSETT
- The easiest way to support vine crops like cucumbers and tomatoes is to tie their stems to polyethylene string running from a support bar attached to ceiling hooks or from a support frame.
- We were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the judges chose the winner.
- The iron hooks that prisoners were chained to are still visible on the walls.
- This, Stuart was told, would give enough time to detach the hooks from their mouths and let them free, with relatively little danger to the catcher.
- Grandfather sold the russets and the codlings and the pippins from his orchard, and those he didn't sell he stored in his pristine white-washed cellar, where huge black hams and sides of bacon were hanging from black hooks.
- They told of one car company that hooks people up to electrical equipment and cameras and runs images past them. Christianity Today
- I also need a hammer and nails, picture hooks and the step ladder.
- Last year, Wavves (a.k.a. Nathan Williams) emerged from the crowded, static-filled indie-rock underground thanks to an abundance of pop hooks that fought through the fuzz of his lo-fi home recordings. Getting Up Guide: Spoken-word showcase; Sly Fox brew tasting