hook

• A fish hook has a barb at the end of it.
• The hole on a hook is attached to a fishing line.

• A fish hook is used for catching fish.
• Bait, such as a worm or some other small fish, is placed on the hook. A fish tries to eat the bait on the hook.
• A fish gets hooked through the mouth when it goes for the bait.

He got hooked

through the mouth.

• A hook might also be used for grabbing onto something
• A worker attached a steel beam to the hook.

• In sports, a hook is the direction that a ball takes when it doesn’t go straight.
• A golfer with a hook sends the ball to the left.

• A boxer tries to hit his opponent with a left or right hook.

left hook = left hand

right hook = right hand

• Musicians who create music try to come up with a hook for popular songs. A hook is a catchy combination of chords or notes.

• Messages broadcast on radio and television may contain a hook that catches the attention of the audience.

• People hook up with each other for friendship and romance.

• Your computer is hooked up to the internet.

• A person hooked on drugs has an unhealthy addiction.

• If a pirate ever loses his hand during a fight or in a shark attack, his hand is often replaced with a hook. (A real pirate wouldn’t be caught dead with a modern prosthesis.)