Definitions of hook:

• noun:   a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
• noun:   a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

  Example: "He tooks lessons to cure his hooking"

• noun:   a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
• noun:   a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
• noun:   a catch for locking a door
• noun:   a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
• noun:   a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
• noun:   anything that serves as an enticement
• verb:   take by theft
• verb:   approach with an offer of sexual favors
• verb:   entice and trap
• verb:   secure with the foot

  Example: "Hook the ball"

• verb:   fasten with a hook
• verb:   catch with a hook

  Example: "Hook a fish"

• verb:   hit with a hook

  Example: "His opponent hooked him badly"

• verb:   hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
• verb:   to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
• verb:   make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
• verb:   make off with belongings of others
• verb:   rip off; ask an unreasonable price
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 20000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2285)