(1):
(n.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook.
(2):
(v. i.) to make off; to clear out; - often with it.
(3):
(v. i.) To move or go with a sudden turn;
(4):
(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.
(5):
(n.) The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; - called also hook bones.
(6):
(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.
(7):
(v. i.) To bend; to curve as a hook.
(8):
(v. t.) To steal.
(9):
(v. t.) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
(10):
(n.) An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
(11):
(n.) That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
(12):
(n.) A field sown two years in succession.
(13):
(n.) A snare; a trap.
(14):
(n.) See Eccentric, and V-hook.