— see
also boathook 2 (in boxing #
isStl) a short hard blow that is made with the elbow bent #: a left hook to
the jaw 3 (in cricket
and golf feftAitiftftff) a way of hitting
the ball so that it curves sideways instead of going straight ahead ® 1T»171 by ,hook
or by 'crook using any method
you can, even a dishonest one get
(sb) off the hook | let sb off the 'hook to free yourself or sb
else from a difficult situation or a punishment ( ft ) hook, line and 'sinker
completely %ft jffe ; M ft ^ il : What
I said was not true, but he fell for it {= believed it) hook, line and
sinker. $ $ iS# # £ ft, {I fife off the
‘ hook if you
leave or take the telephone off the hook, you take the receiver
(= the part that you pick up) off the place where it usually rests, so that
nobody can call you ( — more at
RING2 V., SLING V.
■ verb 1 [+adv./prep.] to fasten or hang sth on sth else using a
hook; to be fastened or hanging in this way ( ft ) $3 ft, Sft: [VN] We
hooked the trailer to the back of the car. ScflHo [V] a dress that hooks at the back 2 [+adv./
prep.] to put sth, especially your
leg, arm or finger, around sth else so that you can hold onto it or move it; to
go around sth else in this way ( I#
If, 7
) $£|ft, lift: [VN] He hooked his foot under the
stool and dragged it over. fifelflPA^JlTf^ft#^1,
lEft T Mfto <> Her thumbs were hooked into the pockets of her jeans. o [V] Suddenly
an arm hooked around my neck, —#rl&'lff®ft7
f£(ftlii7o 3 [VN] to catch a fish with a hook fft ( &.
) :
It was the biggest pike I ever hooked, ffl H ft) 3\ (ft ft A (ft fl. o
O {figurative) She had managed to hook a
wealthy husband, ftfe life l!| 7 — ft ft ^ 7
A 0
4 [VN]
(especially in golf, cricket or
football (soccer)
Aft, ifcft^cAft) to hit or kick a ball so that it goes to one side
instead of straight ahead ffft^lft; il 31ft ft ,hook up (to sth) | hook sb/sth<->‘up
(to sth) to connect sb/sth to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply
or to the Internet &Hf!] iL7 i&j§- ( ) ; l^ii: She was then hooked
up to an IV drip. ®^E*n£tfefg±7#Jfek/if fto 0
Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer. —T it % #1
Ji ^ k fl ft #L & il o o A large
proportion of the nation’s households are hooked up to the Internet. £ HI
n. m n m m mm „ hook
'UP with sb
(informal) 1 to meet sb and spend
time with them A Aft 2 to start working with sb
hooks ^7
picture hook coat hook
mm
hoo kah /'huka/ noun a long pipe for smoking that passes smoke
through a container of water to cool it
rmm-, 7mm
,hook and 'eye noun {pi. hooks and eyes) a
device for fastening clothes, consisting of a small thin piece of metal curved
round, and a hook that fits into it (AIK (ft
) —picture o fastener
hooked /hukt/ adj. 1 curved; shaped like a hook ^ ft (ft; $J?]£fft: a
hooked
nose/beaWfinger ft)#J#7; $3
sth that is bad for you, especially a drug ± 0,; ( A
itf ) ft # 0 3 [not before noun]
~ (on sth) (informal) enjoying sth very much, so
that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible ( ft® 7 ) If ft 4 having one or more hooks %$3(ft
hook er /'huka(r)/
noun 1 the player in a
hookey = hooky
'hook
shot noun 1 (in basketball
M ft) a shot in which a player
throws the ball towards the basket
in a wide curve, by stretching their arm out to the side and throwing over
their head 2 (in cricket j&ft) a
shot in which a player hits the ball to the
side by swinging the bat across
their chest .ftf PA
hook-up noun a connection between two pieces of equipment, especially electronic
equipment used in broadcasting, or computers { f'f§^(ft ) ( if
%
$lA|H](ft ) 1*7/1: a satellite hook-up between the major
European networks
hook-worm /‘hukw3:m; NAmE -W3:rm/ noun 1 [C] a worm that lives in the intestines of humans and animals ( fif
AMzhWuMjM ) 2 [U] a disease caused by hookworms
hooky (also hookey) /’huki/ (especially NAmE) IHTOI play
hooky (old-fashioned, informal) = play truant at
TRUANT
hooligan /'hurligan/ noun a young person who behaves in an extremely noisy
and violent way in public, usually in a group ( il # *§ ft (ft ) MX, t&: English
football hooligans Tfc H X ft tS ► hooligan-ism /-izam/ noun [ll]
hoon /hu:n/ noun {AUstralE, NZE, informal) a man who behaves in a rude and
aggressive way, especially one who drives in a dangerous way ( XEb )
►
hoon verb [V]
hoop
/hu:p/ noun 1 a large ring of plastic, wood or iron H; 3ft; ffl: a barrel bound with iron
hoops $H£||fI 0 hoop earrings (= in the shape of a hoop)
ft if — picture o jewellery 2 the
ring that the players throw the ball through in the game of basketball in order to score points (
Mif ) Mffl, MIS: Let’s shoot some hoops. CI & ft T MpE0 — picture o page R30
3
a large ring that was used as a children’s toy in the
past, or for animals or riders to jump through
at a circus ( ) Affl
4
= hula hoop 5 a small arch
made of metal or
plastic, put into the ground f W S S ft itfe it )
7$: 7 , 7 : croquet hoops WtAH o Grow
lettuces under plastic stretched over wire
hoops, ft^^
jf
DSM1 see jump v.
hooped /hu:pt/
adj. shaped like a hoop ft ^
(ft : hooped earrings ^E^
hoopla /'huipla:/ noun 1 [U, sing.] (informal, especially NAmE) excitement about sth
which gets a lot of public attention tf; 2 [U] (BrE) {NAmE ring-toss) a
game in which players try to throw rings over
objects in order to win them as prizes j^ftl?^I.
hoo
poe /'hu:pu:;
-pau; NAmE -pou/ noun an orange- pink bird with a long beak
that curves downwards, black and white wings and a crest on its head HJft
mn
hoo ray /hu'rei/ exclamation 1 (also hur-rah, hur-ray) used to show that you are happy or that you approve of
sth ( ) ftFlKT, 0 Pi 2 (also hoo-roo)
{AustralE,
NZE) goodbye ITTHTJ see hip exclam.
Hoo-ray
Hen-ry /,hu:rei 'henri/ noun {pi. Hoo-ray Hen- rys or Hoo-ray Hen-ries) {BrE, informal, disapproving) a young upper-class man
who enjoys himself in a loud and silly way 7^
hoo-roo /ha'ru:; hA'ru:/ exclamation {.AustralE) = hoo-
ray(2)