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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hook \Hook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hooking}.]
1. 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.
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Hook him, my poor dear, . . . at any sacrifice. --W.
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2. To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle
in attacking enemies; to gore.
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3. To steal. [Colloq. Eng. & U.S.]
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{To hook on}, to fasten or attach by, or as by, hook.
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