Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hook

Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use / (by extension) Describing the idle state of a subscriber or PBX user loop

(transitive) To deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: hook.

(often followed by for) In debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed. / (of animals) Slaughtered for food.

(slang, intransitive, idiomatic) To depart in a hurry; to clear out.

A surname.

A surname. / A suburb of Kingston upon Thames borough, Greater London, England. / A large village and civil parish in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7254).

plural of hooking

(physics) the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit.

simple past tense and past participle of hook up