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? hook /h?k/ (hooks hooking hooked)1 [N-COUNT]A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up.One of his jackets hung from a hook....curtain hooks...2 [VERB] V n to/onto n, V onto n, also V n prep, V prepIf you hook one thing to another, you attach it there using a hook. If something hooks somewhere, it can be hooked there.Paul hooked his tractor to the car and pulled it to safety....one of those can openers that hooked onto the wall.3 [VERB] V n prepIf you hook your arm, leg, or foot round an object, you place it like a hook round the object in order to move it or hold it.She latched on to his arm, hooking her other arm around a tree...4 [VERB] V nIf you hook a fish, you catch it with a hook on the end of a line.At the first cast I hooked a huge fish.5 [N-COUNT] usu adj NA hook is a short sharp blow with your fist that you make with your elbow bent, usually in a boxing match.Lewis desperately needs to keep clear of Ruddocks big left hook.6 [VERB] be/get V-ed into n, V into nIf you are hooked into something, or hook into something, you get involved with it. (mainly AM)Im guessing again now because Im not hooked into the political circles...Eager to hook into a career but cant find one right for you?7 [VERB] V into nIf you hook into the Internet, you make a connection with the Internet on a particular occasion so that you can use it....an interactive media tent where people will be able to hook into the internet.[PHRASAL VERB] V P to nHook up means the same as hook....a UK firm that lets Britons hook up to the Internet.8 [PHRASE] V inflectsIf someone gets off the hook or is let off the hook, they manage to get out of the awkward or unpleasant situation that they are in. (INFORMAL)His opponents have no intention of letting him off the hook until he agrees to leave office immediately.9 [PHRASE] PHR after vIf you take a phone off the hook, you take the receiver off the part