get the hook

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get stressed th ee hoo k]
- /gɛt stressed ði hʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [get stressed th ee hoo k]
- /gɛt stressed ði hʊk/

Definitions of get the hook words

noun get the hook a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something. 1
noun get the hook a fishhook. 1
noun get the hook anything that catches; snare; trap. 1
noun get the hook something that attracts attention or serves as an enticement: The product is good but we need a sales hook to get people to buy it. 1
noun get the hook something having a sharp curve, bend, or angle at one end, as a mark or symbol. 1
noun get the hook a sharp curve or angle in the length or course of anything. 1

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Origin of get the hook

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; 1830-40, Americanism for def 36; Middle English hoke (noun and v.), Old English hōc (noun); cognate with Dutch hoek hook, angle, corner; akin to German Haken, Old Norse haki

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
delete — If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
revoke — to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.

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permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
institute — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
legalize — to make legal; authorize.
ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.

All 51 Antonyms of get the hook

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