Definition: a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
Similar words: basketball shot
Definition: throwing the basketball toward the hoop
Usage: his shot hit the rim and bounced out
Synonyms: hook
Definition: a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
Similar words: lick, clout, slug, biff, poke, punch
Definition: (boxing) a blow with the fist
Usage: I gave him a clout on his nose
Definition: a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Usage: he took lessons to cure his hooking
Similar words: swing, golf shot, golf stroke
Definition: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Synonyms: hook
Definition: a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Definition: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Similar words: mechanical device
Definition: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Synonyms: hook
Definition: a catch for locking a door
Similar words: catch
Definition: a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
Synonyms: lure, bait, come-on, sweetener, hook
Definition: anything that serves as an enticement
Similar words: temptation, enticement
Definition: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
Definition: a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Similar words: curve, curved shape
Definition: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Synonyms: solicit, hook, accost
Definition: approach with an offer of sexual favors
Usage: he was solicited by a prostitute; The young man was caught soliciting in the park
Similar words: offer
Definition: make available or accessible, provide or furnish
Usage: The conference center offers a health spa; The hotel offers private meeting rooms
Definition: entice and trap
Usage: The car salesman had snared three potential customers
Similar words: lure, tempt, entice
Definition: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Usage: He lured me into temptation
Synonyms: hook
Definition: secure with the foot
Usage: hook the ball
Similar words: play
Definition: shoot or hit in a particular manner
Usage: She played a good backhand last night
Definition: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Similar words: habituate, accustom
Definition: make psychologically or physically used (to something)
Usage: She became habituated to the background music
Synonyms: hook
Definition: fasten with a hook
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: hook
Definition: catch with a hook
Usage: hook a fish
Similar words: catch, take hold of, grab
Definition: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Usage: Catch the ball!; Grab the elevator door!
Synonyms: hook
Definition: hit with a hook
Usage: His opponent hooked him badly
Similar words: hit
Definition: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Usage: He hit her hard in the face
Synonyms: hook
Definition: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
Definition: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
Usage: She sat there crocheting all day
Synonyms: abstract, filch, hook, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin, lift
Definition: make off with belongings of others
Similar words: steal
Definition: take without the owner's consent
Usage: Someone stole my wallet on the train; This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Synonyms: gazump, fleece, soak, overcharge, hook, rob, pluck, plume, surcharge
Definition: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Similar words: rip off, cheat, chisel
Definition: deprive somebody of something by deceit
Usage: The con-man beat me out of $50; This salesman ripped us off!; we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme; They chiseled me out of my money
Synonyms: thieve, hook, glom, cop, snitch, knock off
Definition: take by theft
Usage: Someone snitched my wallet!
Similar words: steal
Definition: take without the owner's consent
Usage: Someone stole my wallet on the train; This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation