Clues for the word "HOOK"
We've had 116 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 140 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on March 04, 2025.
Definition of hook
- n. - A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
- n. - That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- n. - An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
- n. - See Eccentric, and V-hook.
- n. - A snare; a trap.
- n. - A field sown two years in succession.
- n. - The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; -- called also hook bones.
- v. t. - To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
- v. t. - To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- v. t. - To steal.
- v. i. - To bend; to curve as a hook.
Referring Clues
- Catchy part of a song
- Catch
- Golf goof
- You can hang your hat on it
- End of a fishing line
- Boxer's punch
- End of a wooden arm
- Worm's place on a fishing line
- Wendy's kidnapper
- Peter Pan's foe
- "Peter Pan" character
- Appealing musical refrain
- Basketball shot
- Golf swing goof
- Simple coat hanger
- What many a pop song has
- Bungee cord terminus
- 1991 film directed by Steven Spielberg
- Fishing line attachment
- It may be on the line
- Golfer's concern
- Bait holder
- Bit of hanging hardware
- 43-Down delivery
- Smee's boss
- Captain of fiction
- Catchy guitar riff
- Smee's captain
- Fisherman's device
- Ensnare
- Captain James of the high seas
- Catchy part of a tune
- Boxer's blow
- 1991 Dustin Hoffman title role
- 1991 dustin hoffman role
- "Jolly Roger" captain
- Fisherman's item
- 1991 film starring Dustin Hoffman as a one-handed captain
- Fishing aid
- Coatrack feature
- Worm holder?
- Peter Pan foe
- Boxing blow
- Pan foe
- End of the line?
- Fish piercer
- Catchy musical phrase
- See 26-Across
- Fictional pirate
- Catchy musical riff
- Velcro component
- Smee's superior
- Boxing punch
- Grabber
- Fasten
- Catchy melody
- Danger for fish
- Fastener
- Left or right, say
- 1961 Spielberg movie
- Tackle box item
- Bad golf shot
- Ring punch
- Pirate captain in "Peter Pan"
- Slice opposite, in golf
- Attention-grabbing riff, perhaps
- Hoops shot
- Common tackle box item
- Swift ending for a bad stage performance
- Snare
- Fish catcher
- It may have a worm attached
- It brings Blues Traveler back?
- Catchy part of song
- Barb
- See 14
- Short swung boxing blow
- Catch the captain
- Bent piece of metal for catching
- See 8
- Curved piece of metal for coats etc
- Curved piece of metal - boxing punch
- Hanger
- Piece of bent material to suspend, catch fish etc
- Attacking cricket stroke
- Catchy phrase in a pop song
- Fixture for hanging
- Do something in scrum, resulting in punch
- Captain of literature
- Catchy song segment
- In Holland it could be slung with 8 on it
- Catchy melody?
- See 6
- Catch wine circle substituting carbon
- See 22
- One catches 15 shot
- Peg wobbled, being topless
- Tee shot goof
- Selling point
- Blues Traveler smash that "brings you back"?
- ___ and ladder
- Errant golf shot, usually
- Grappling ___
- "Peter Pan" pirate
- A trap or snare
- Catchy part of a pop tune
- Short swinging punch
- Sweeping basketball shot
- Peter Pan adversary
- Repeated part of a pop song
- See 1-Down
- Crochet tool
- Hoffman title role
- Captain foe of Peter Pan
- Captivate
- Attention-grabber
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - March 04, 2025
- USA Today - January 20, 2025
- New York Times - November 14, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 04, 2024
- USA Today - August 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 22, 2023
- Family Time - November 05, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 07, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 19, 2023
- LA Times - August 06, 2023
- Family Time - March 19, 2023
- USA Today - January 30, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 10, 2022
- Guardian Cryptic - December 20, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - October 06, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - September 12, 2017
- New York Times - July 30, 2017
- Netword - July 16, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2017
- Netword - May 16, 2017
- Washington Post Sunday - May 14, 2017
- Universal - February 06, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 02, 2017
- Family Time - October 31, 2016
- LA Times - October 30, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 29, 2016
- LA Times - September 10, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 26, 2016
- Family Time - May 22, 2016
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