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HOOKS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large strong hand (as of a fighter)

Example:

wait till I get my hooks on him

Synonyms:

hooks; maulers; meat hooks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hooks" is a kind of...):

hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb hook

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 Context examples: 

There were some hooks in the beams of the ceiling, the use of which I did not divine then; and some lockers and boxes and conveniences of that sort, which served for seats and eked out the chairs.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Eighty poles, each of one foot high, were erected for this purpose, and very strong cords, of the bigness of packthread, were fastened by hooks to many bandages, which the workmen had girt round my neck, my hands, my body, and my legs.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

I entreated his imperial majesty to give orders it might be brought to me as soon as possible, describing to him the use and the nature of it: and the next day the waggoners arrived with it, but not in a very good condition; they had bored two holes in the brim, within an inch and half of the edge, and fastened two hooks in the holes; these hooks were tied by a long cord to the harness, and thus my hat was dragged along for above half an English mile; but, the ground in that country being extremely smooth and level, it received less damage than I expected.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

I had now fastened all the hooks, and, taking the knot in my hand, began to pull; but not a ship would stir, for they were all too fast held by their anchors, so that the boldest part of my enterprise remained.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Having thus fixed fifty hooks to as many cables, I went back to the north-east coast, and putting off my coat, shoes, and stockings, walked into the sea, in my leathern jerkin, about half an hour before high water.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)