hook

n

scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber.

2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose.

3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure, inflection.

4. holdfast, fastening, clasp, catch, clip, snap, hook and eye, fastener; pin, buckle, agraffe; clamp, vise, brace.

5. by hook or by crook

somehow or other, no matter how, by any means, in one way or another, somehow, someway.

6. hook, line, and sinker

Informal. entirely, completely, through and through, wholly, thoroughly.

7. off the hook

Slang. a. exonerated, cleared, let off, vindicated, acquitted.b. under no obligation, uncommitted, unpledged, not bound.

v

8. ensnare, enmesh, entrap, snag, catch, catch hold of; seize, capture, nab, collar, noose; fasten, clasp, grip.

9. trick, hoodwink, bamboozle, beguile; dupe, hoax, inveigle, take in, gull; put one over, get around.

10. angle off, shoot off at an angle, bear off; meander, zigzag, wind, wind in and out, sinuate; bend, crook, flex, bow, twist, curve.

11. hook up

a. hitch, harness, moor, picket; fasten, join, connect, unite, tie, bind, lash; chain, couple, link, concatenate; lace, string, tether; attach, annex, affix.b. assemble, put together, piece together, lay together.