Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)hooka catch for locking a door (n)hook, crotcheta sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook (n)hook, clawa mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something (n)hooka curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something (n)hook, draw, hookinga golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer“he took lessons to cure his hooking” (n)hooka short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent (n)hook shot, hooka basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket Verbs
(v)hookfasten with a hook (v)crochet, hookmake a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle“She sat there crocheting all day” (v)hookhit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left (v)pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others (v)hookhit with a hook“His opponent hooked him badly” (v)hookcatch with a hook“hook a fish” (v)addict, hookto cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (v)hooksecure with the foot“hook the ball” (v)hook, snareentice and trap“The car salesman had snared three potential customers” (v)hook, solicit, accostapproach with an offer of sexual favors“he was solicited by a prostitute”,
“The young man was caught soliciting in the park”