hook

[huk] 1. noun

1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krog; -krog

2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) knage; hægte

3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) hook

2. verb

1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) få på krogen; fange

2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) hægte; hænge

3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) skrue

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- hooked

- by hook or by crook
- off the hook

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[huk] 1. noun

1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) krog; -krog

2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) knage; hægte

3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) hook

2. verb

1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) få på krogen; fange

2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) hægte; hænge

3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) skrue

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- hooked

- by hook or by crook
- off the hook