plural of coat hook

plural of gut hook

plural of narrative hook

plural of tenter hook

plural of crochet hook

Synonym of get one's claws into

(idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous) To die.

(simile) Very unscrupulous and deceptive.

One who, or that which, hooks. / A small fishing boat. / (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft. / (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

(US, slang) A prostitute. / (slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.