A surname from Middle English derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook. / Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

simple past tense and past participle of hook

Obsolete spelling of hook

plural of hooke

Describing the state of a telephone (or similar device) when it is available but not in use / (by extension) Describing the idle state of a subscriber or PBX user loop

(transitive) To deceive by luring with a false promise or misleading implication. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: hook.

(often followed by for) In debt; obligated to pay or provide; liable; responsible or blamed. / (of animals) Slaughtered for food.

(transitive) To attach a hook to. / (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish). / (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.

A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. / A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.