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.

Obsolete spelling of hook

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

plural of hooke

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

plural of treble hook

plural of fish hook