A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. / A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

(transitive) To attach a hook to. / (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish). / (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

simple past tense and past participle of hook

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook. / Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

present participle of hook

The act of catching or fastening something on a hook. / (ice hockey, bandy, floorball) The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.

A surname from Middle English derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

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.