OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5296

hook

/hʊk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
corvo • gancho • garabito • garfio • raño
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
gancho
A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
Guitarist Jade Puget and vocalist Davey Havok have distilled AFI’s strengths (a ferocious, post-hardcore rhythmic backbone; goth-tinctured, post-punky guitars; and Havok’s desperat…
The song's hook snared me.
gancho
Senses relating to sports.
American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
The heavyweight delivered a few powerful hooks that staggered his opponent.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5297

hook

/hʊk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
enganchar
To attach a hook to.
Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.
enganchar
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
enganchar
To make addicted; to captivate.
He had gotten hooked on cigarettes in his youth.
I watched one episode of that TV series and now I'm hooked.