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(noun) hook shot
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
he took lessons to cure his hooking
(noun) claw
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
(noun) lure, bait, come-on, sweetener
anything that serves as an enticement
(noun) crotchet
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
approach with an offer of sexual favors
he was solicited by a prostitute; The young man was caught soliciting in the park
(verb) snare
entice and trap
The car salesman had snared three potential customers
(verb) addict
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(verb) crochet
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
She sat there crocheting all day
(verb) abstract, filch, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin, lift
make off with belongings of others
(verb) gazump, fleece, soak, overcharge, rob, pluck, plume, surcharge
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
(verb) thieve, glom, cop, snitch, knock off
take by theft
Someone snitched my wallet!