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(surname) Hooks (nickname) Corpus Christi Hooks, a minor league team in the Texas League The Hooks, a faction in the Hook and Cod Wars Hooks (album), by
Hooks
American author and activist (1952–2021)
2014, hooks also founded the bell hooks Institute at Berea College. Her pen name was borrowed from her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks, using
Bell_hooks
American actress and comedian (1957–2014)
John Paragon, and Hooks appeared on Dick Clark's and Chris Bearde's short-lived NBC series The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour. In 1983-1984, Hooks gained attention
Jan_Hooks
Surname list
Hooks is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Hooks (1925-2010), American civil rights leader Brian Hooks (born 1973)
Hooks_(surname)
American animated television series
Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Alex Hirsch and William Reiss for Disney Channel. The show
Fish_Hooks
American actor (born 1937)
Robert Hooks (born Bobby Dean Hooks; April 18, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and activist. Along with Douglas Turner Ward and Gerald S. Krone,
Robert_Hooks
American actor
The White Shadow. Kevin Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who
Kevin_Hooks
Musical idea used to add appeal
person or place. While some melodic hooks include skips of an octave or more to make the line more interesting, a hook can be equally catchy by employing
Hook_(music)
American actor
Brian Hooks (born July 27, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as protagonist Rob Douglas in the
Brian_Hooks
Tool used to grab onto, connect, or attach to something
of the hook is sharply pointed to enable penetration into the target material, providing a firmer anchorage. Some hooks, particularly fish hooks, also
Hook
Device for catching fish
bait hooks, fly hooks and lure hooks. Within these broad categories there are wide varieties of hook types designed for different applications. Hook types
Fish_hook
Urban legend
The Hook, or the Hookman, is an American urban legend about a killer with a pirate-like hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. In many versions
The_Hook
Type of textile fastener
miniaturisation of the hooks and eyes. Shrinking the hooks led to the two other important differences. First, instead of a single-file line of hooks, hook-and-loop
Velcro
List of people with the same nickname
with Hooks All pages with titles containing Hooks Hooks (disambiguation) Hooks (surname) Hook (nickname) This page lists people with the nickname Hooks. If
Hooks_(nickname)
Device with multiple hooks attached to a rope
spaced hooks at the end, arranged so that at least one is likely to catch on some protuberance of the target. Some modern designs feature folding hooks to
Grappling_hook
Techniques to alter a program
Use of LD_PRELOAD to hook shared library calls. Emacs Hooks Hooks are an important mechanism for customization of Emacs. A hook is a Lisp variable which
Hooking
American politician
Charles Hooks (February 20, 1768 – October 18, 1843) was a United States representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, North Carolina, February
Charles_Hooks
Implement with a hook at one end, used in crocheting
single-piece hooks made from materials such as bone, wood, or metal. Although the distinction between steel and non-steel hooks persists, most modern hooks are
Crochet_hook
Cutting tool
variety of other hooks were also made by most edge-tool makers, including pea and bean hooks, gorse or furze hooks, trimming hooks, staff hooks, slashers, pruning
Billhook
The hooks can be mounted directly to a wall, or via a rack. They are commonly used for jackets, coats, hats and towels, among other things. The hooks can
Wardrobe_hook
Using barbed hooks can help more firmly securing the hookset, as the reverse barb point serves as an anchoring mini-hook to prevent the hook backing out
Hook_set
American politician
councilman and state senator Hiram Monserrate. "Larinda Hooks". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-12-01. "Hooks secures Dem nod in 35th District". www.qchron.com
Larinda_Hooks
Fish Hooks, a Disney Channel Original Series, premiered on September 3, 2010, and concluded on April 4, 2014, after airing a total of 110 episodes across
List_of_Fish_Hooks_episodes
Chinese curved sword
The hook sword, twin hooks, fu tao, hu tou gou (tiger head hook) or shuang gou (Chinese: 鈎 or 鉤; pinyin: Gōu) is a Chinese weapon traditionally associated
Hook_sword
Minor league baseball team
The Hooks play their home games at Whataburger Field, which opened in 2005 and is located on Corpus Christi's waterfront. The history of the Hooks' franchise
Corpus_Christi_Hooks
British bassist (born 1956)
Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician. He is the former bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor
Peter_Hook
American civil rights leader and minister
Benjamin Hooks was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Growing up on South Lauderdale and Vance, he was the fifth son of Robert B and Bessie White Hooks. He had
Benjamin_Hooks
Grappling technique in martial arts
most common uses of hooks is in the back control position to prevent escape. However, a practitioner may alternatively use hooks to defend, sweep, or
Hooks_(grappling)
This is a list of BDSM equipment: Armbinder, Monoglove Anal hook Ball lock Bondage cuffs Bondage mittens[clarification needed] Bondage harness Bondage
List_of_BDSM_equipment
High school in Hooks, Bowie County, Texas, United States
Hooks High School is a public high school located in Hooks, Texas. It is the sole high school in the Hooks Independent School District and is classified
Hooks_High_School
Method of web development
Jenkins GitHub Commit Hooks HOWTO, archived from the original on 2015-09-25 Google Project Hosting - Post-Commit Web Hooks What are WebHooks and How Do They
Webhook
American choreographer
Galen Hooks (born November 19, 1985) is an American dancer and choreographer. Hooks has worked with over 60 artists including Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber
Galen_Hooks
City in Texas, United States
those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. The city of Hooks is served by the Hooks Independent School District. Wilbert Brown, lineman with the
Hooks,_Texas
Topics referred to by the same term
Hook and ladder may refer to: Hook and ladder, historical firefighting equipment—hooks (pike poles) and ladders Hook-and-ladder truck, a modern firefighting
Hook_and_ladder
Fish hook which is sharply curved back in a circular shape
in past years because the hook generally catches more billfish and rarely hooks the gut. Studies have shown that circle hooks do less damage to billfish
Circle_hook
American athletic director (1927–2026)
G. Eugene Hooks (May 15, 1927 – April 6, 2026) was an American athletic director at Wake Forest University from 1964 to 1992. Hooks was a third baseman
Gene_Hooks
American non-profit executive
Sam Gill, Darren Walker, and Elise Westhoff. Hooks was named to the TIME 100 Next list in 2021. Hooks lives in Virginia with his wife and daughter. Joanie
Brian Hooks (nonprofit leader)
Brian_Hooks_(nonprofit_leader)
Decorative clothing fastener
hooks are documented in wills and inventories, and surviving hooks have been identified in the archaeological record throughout England. "Dress hook"
Dress_hook
American public safety official (born 1967)
On July 27, 2021, Hooks was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the deputy administrator of FEMA. Hearings were held on Hooks' nomination by the Senate's
Erik_Hooks
1989 single by Marillion
Brixton Academy. Side 1 "Hooks in You" (7" mix) – 2:55 Side 2 "After Me" - 3:21 Side 1 "Hooks in You" (Meaty Mix) – 3:53 Side 2 "Hooks in You" (7" mix) – 2:55
Hooks_in_You
American rock band
Dr. Hook (known as Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show until 1975) was an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey. The band had commercial success
Dr._Hook
Implement for suspending a pot over fire
A pothook (or pot hook) is an S-shaped metal hook for suspending a pot over a fire. While one extremity of the pothook is hooked to the handle of the
Pothook
1988 Australian film
K, S (1 March 1989). "Tender Hooks". Filmnnews. Retrieved 25 January 2025. Tender Hooks at Ronin Films Tender Hooks at IMDb Tender Hooks at Oz Movies
Tender_Hooks
American songwriter (born 1967)
ensemble, Hooks has released three albums to date, appeared on German television and undertaken various tours, including one in Europe. Hooks was born
Jay_Hooks
BDSM play device
hooks are universally made from inflexible materials like stainless steel, and can much more readily cause injury if used improperly. Bondage hooks should
Anal_hook
American artist and illustrator
Hilary Hooks (April 2, 1923 – March 18, 2013) was an American artist and illustrator known for his artwork for paperback books and magazines. Hooks was born
Mitchell_Hooks
American politician (born 1945)
Mercer University. Senator Hooks currently owns an insurance and real estate firm in Americus. A veteran legislator, Hooks served five terms in the Georgia
George_Hooks
Hook normally used in butcheries to hang meat
2024-12-15. "MEAT HOOKS Archives". AES Food Equipment. Retrieved 2024-12-15. kentmaster (2023-07-10). "Choosing the Right Meat Hooks: A Guide to Selecting
Meat_hook
American college softball coach & former catcher (born 1988)
team in 2006. Hooks played softball for the Texas Longhorns softball team from 2008-2011. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Hooks was named Big 12
Amy_Hooks
Hand tool for securing and moving loads
to remove manhole covers. Smaller hooks may also be used in food processing and transport. The longshoreman's hook was historically used by longshoremen
Hook_(hand_tool)
JavaScript library for building user interfaces
useState Hook. On February 16, 2019, React 16.8 was released to the public, introducing React Hooks. Hooks are functions that let developers "hook into"
React_(software)
American singer and rapper (1969–2011)
hip-hop songs between 1992 and 2007, earning him the honorific title "King of Hooks". Hale began his career in 1990 as a member of 213, a hip-hop trio formed
Nate_Dogg
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
Kenneth John Hooks (born 1 January 1960) is a former Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland. Born in Markethill, Hooks attended Bangor
Kenny_Hooks
1991 film by Steven Spielberg
Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams
Hook_(film)
American musician, activist and educator
Britton Hooks | Entries | Tennessee Encyclopedia". tennesseeencyclopedia.net. Retrieved 2017-02-24. "Julia Ann Amanda Moorehead Britton Hooks". Archived
Julia_Britton_Hooks
Flesh-hook is a term for a variety of archaeological artifacts which have metal hooks and a long handle, or socket for a lost wooden handle. Though the
Flesh-hook
American sprinter (born 1960)
relay race. Brisco-Hooks married NFL player Alvin Hooks in 1981. Their son, Alvin Hooks, Jr., was born in 1982. In 1995, Brisco-Hooks was inducted into
Valerie_Brisco-Hooks
Type of fish hook
halibut hooks have been used for thousands of years by three tribes, the Tlingit, the Haida and the Tsimshian. In the Tlingit language, the hooks are called
Wooden_halibut_hook
American football player (born 1953)
Roland Hooks' Hail Mary Catch". Buffalo Rumblings. "Milt remembers: 'Hail Mary' to Bills' Roland Hooks shocks Patriots". July 16, 2020. "Roland Hooks Hail
Roland_Hooks
Adjustable hook used to hold a pot or kettle over a fire
'kettle hook'). Outdoor cooking Pothook Examples of trammel hooks from the 13th-17th centuries Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trammel hooks. v t
Trammel_hook
American singer
that Hooks " touches upon Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding, but feels like one of the gritty New York streets Hooks has busked upon." Hooks was
Ellis_Hooks
Ancient device for fastening a belt
related to wearing belted pants, thus belt hooks became one of the features of "barbaric" exoticism. As such, the hooks became an object of aesthetic contemplation
Belt_hook
Tool for cutting brush and the like
firefighting tool to cut fireline, known as a brush hook. It is also sometimes referred to as a bush hook in south eastern North Carolina. Its use in wildland
Sling_blade
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hookup in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hook-up has several meanings: Making a connection between components in a system An electrical connector
Hook-up
Hook to hang a purse or handbag on
temporarily secure a purse or handbag to a table, sink or armrest. Such hooks have been available since the 1920s. Queen Elizabeth II was said to employ
Purse_hook
Irish-born author and journalist (1945–2021)
Hooks". La Jornada. Retrieved December 21, 2022. Hooks, Margaret. "Archive". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times DAC. Retrieved December 16, 2022. Hooks,
Margaret_Hooks
American basketball player
Retrieved 2022-02-23. "CECE HOOKS". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-02-23. "CECE HOOKS". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-02-23. "Hooks named MAC Freshman of
Cece_Hooks
British model, actress, and beauty queen
2008. "Linda Hooks". BFI. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. "Linda Hooks". www.aveleyman.com. "Linda Hooks". TVGuide.com. Linda Hooks at IMDb
Linda_Hooks
American baseball player (1879-1959)
George Leroy "Hooks" Wiltse (September 7, 1879 – January 21, 1959) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League
Hooks_Wiltse
Sociopolitical concept coined by bell hooks
coined by bell hooks in the 1992 essay The Oppositional Gaze: Black Female Spectators that refers to the power of looking. According to hooks, an oppositional
Oppositional_gaze
2012 mixtape by BBU
Bell Hooks (often stylized as bell hooks) is the second mixtape by American hip hop group BBU. It was released on Mishka and Mad Decent on February 21
Bell_Hooks_(mixtape)
Topics referred to by the same term
containing Hook Hooke (disambiguation) Hooked (disambiguation) Hooks (disambiguation) Hook echo, a feature visible on radar indicative of tornadic rotation
Hook_(disambiguation)
Fictional character
Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations, in which
Captain_Hook
Historic farm in North Carolina, United States
Barnes–Hooks Farm is a historic farm and national historic district located near Fremont, Wayne County, North Carolina. The Hooks House was built about
Barnes–Hooks_Farm
American football player (born 1950)
for the Central Oklahoma Bronchos. "Jim Hooks Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20. "Jim Hooks, FB". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20. Inman
Jim_Hooks
DNA-binding motif
proline-arginine-glycine-arginine-proline, although some AT-hooks contain only a single proline in the core sequence. AT-hooks also include a variable number of positively
AT-hook
Body modification
using any number from one to dozens of hooks. The rebirth suspension is usually performed with 4 to 6 hooks in the back, with the suspendee in the fetal
Suspension (body modification)
Suspension_(body_modification)
1995 single by Shaquille O'Neal featuring RZA and Method Man
"No Hook" is a hardcore hip hop song written and performed by American rappers Shaquille O'Neal, RZA and Method Man. It was released on February 6, 1995
No_Hook
2013 video game
absolute must buy." 148Apps said "Mikey Hooks takes the casual speedrun formula of Mikey Shorts, and adds grappling hooks for more addictive speedrun fun. Speedfun
Mikey_Hooks
Hypervisor-based lightweight system
that protects an operating system's kernel hooks from rootkit attacks. It prevents thousands of kernel hooks in the guest operating system from being hijacked
Hooksafe
Traditional type of fastener
of Maryland is recorded as having paid £10 worth of tobacco for hooks and eyes. The hook and eye played an important role in women's corsetry; used in rows
Hook-and-eye_closure
Device for lifting loads with a hoist or crane
of braided strands American Society of Mechanical Engineers: ASME B30.10 "Hooks" (2014). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lifting hooks. v t e
Lifting_hook
Mathematician and engineer
Retrieved October 4, 2020. "Ivy F Hooks". clustermaps. Retrieved October 21, 2020. Hooks, Ivy (March 5, 2009). "Ivy F. Hooks Oral History Interviews" (PDF)
Ivy_Hooks
Medieval Welsh pole weapon
of poleaxe. "That no man presume to wear any weapons, especially Welsh-hooks and forest-bills" ("The History of Sir John Oldcastle", Folio 3, 1664, 60)
Welsh_hook
2010 2D platforming game
Super QuickHook is a 2010 mobile 2D platform game developed and published by Rocketcat Games. The game released on June 17, 2010, for iOS devices, with
Super_QuickHook
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator, 20-year-old Adam
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
American professional wrestler
Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Hook (often stylized as HOOK) and is a member of The Opps stable. He is a former three-time
Hook_(wrestler)
American baseball player (1919-1980)
15-inning game in 1941. "Baseball in Wartime - Hooks Iott". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017. "Hooks Iott Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
Hooks_Iott
Technique of creating lace or fabric from thread using a hook
hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. The name is derived from the French term crochet, which means 'hook'. Hooks can
Crochet
American politician
said that Secretary Hooks was her business ombudsman as secretary of state. Prior to her appointment as Secretary of State, Hooks had been an attorney
Lonna_Hooks
American actress
Sarah Catherine Campbell Hook is an American actress and singer best known for starring in the film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). On television
Sarah_Catherine_Hook
Topics referred to by the same term
hook, line, and sinker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hook, line and sinker may refer to: Hook, line and sinker, an English-language idiom Hook,
Hook,_line,_and_sinker
Veterinary surgical tool
versus the new: alternative spay and neuter techniques". dvm360.com. Retrieved 2026-03-22. Media related to Snook hooks at Wikimedia Commons v t e v t e
Snook_hook
New Zealand accountancy academic
In December 2024, Hooks was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to accountancy and education. Hooks completed a PhD in
Jill_Hooks
English phrase
"By hook or by crook" is an English phrase meaning "by any means necessary" suggesting that any means possible should be taken to accomplish a goal. The
By_hook_or_by_crook
Narrative technique
A narrative hook (or just hook) is a literary technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that they will keep on reading
Narrative_hook
American baseball player (1900–1955)
Harvey Louis "Hooks" Cotter (May 22, 1900 – August 6, 1955) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs. "Hooks Cotter Statistics
Hooks_Cotter
2000 book by bell hooks
first chapter of the book, bell hooks describes how love is used but no one quite knows the definition of it. hooks says that the definition that she
All_About_Love:_New_Visions
American baseball player (1906-1993)
1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 183 pounds (83 kg). Hooks attended Southern Methodist University. Hooks' Major League trial occurred at the outset of the
Alex_Hooks
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up off the hook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Off the Hook may refer to: Off the Hook (compilation album), in the Now That's What I Call Music
Off_the_Hook
HOOKS
HOOKS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse byname Krókr meaning ‘crook’, ‘bend’, originally possibly bestowed on a cripple or hunchback or a devious schemer, but in early medieval England used as a personal name.English : from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’, ‘bend’, borrowed into Middle English as a vocabulary word and applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of hooks or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bend in a river or road. In some instances the surname may have arisen as a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Durham named Crook from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a Germanic personal name, either a short form of compound names such as Billard, or else a byname Bill(a), from Old English bil ‘sword’, ‘halberd’ (or a Continental cognate). (Bill as a short form of William was not used until the 17th century.)English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of pruning hooks and similar implements, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil ‘sword’, with the meaning shifted to a more peaceful agricultural application (see Biller 5).
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hook, either in the topographic sense or a patronymic from the nickname. This surname is also established in northern Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used iron hooks or crooks, Old French, Middle English gaffe.German : from a derivative of the stem geb- (see Gaffke).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crom(p), Old English crumb ‘bent’, ‘crooked’, ‘stooping’. Compare Crump.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker, seller, or user of hooks, from Middle English crome, cromb ‘hook’, ‘crook’ (from Old English crumb ‘bent’, reinforced by an Old French borrowing from a Germanic cognate).English : habitational name from Croom in East Yorkshire or Croome in Worcestershire. The first is named with Old English crÅhum, dative plural (used originally after a preposition) of crÅh ‘narrow valley’ (a cognate of Old Norse krá ‘corner’, ‘bend’, and related to the words mentioned in 1 and 2 above). The place in Worcestershire is named with an old British river name ultimately cognate with the other words mentioned here; compare Welsh crwm ‘crooked’, ‘winding’.Americanized spelling of German Krumm.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English tred(en) ‘to tread’ + well ‘well’. Fulling was the process by which newly woven cloth was cleaned and shrunk by the use of heat, water, and pressure (from treading) before finally being stretched and laid out to dry on tenter hooks.
HOOKS
HOOKS
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Basque, Bengali, French, German, Greek, Indian, Latin, Swahili
Beauty of Darn Lips; Shining; Radiant; Brilliant; Glitter; An Evil Spirit who Abducts and Murders Children; New Born Flower
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian
Praise; Wish
Boy/Male
French, Hindu, Indian
God
Boy/Male
Muslim
Rich
Boy/Male
Japanese
Ten thousand-fold-strong third son.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Polish
Of Arcadia
Girl/Female
Australian, Basque, British, English, French, Hebrew
Gift from God; Female Version of John; God is Gracious
Boy/Male
Biblical
Bitterness, myrrh of death.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Chumbley (see Chumley).
Boy/Male
English Irish
Stranger.
HOOKS
HOOKS
HOOKS
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HOOKS
n.
A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
n.
A kind of fishing line with many hooks; a boulter.
n.
One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect.
n.
A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.
a.
Provided with a hook or hooks.
a.
Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
n.
One who, or that which, hooks.
a.
Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the Note under Nail, n., 1.
n.
One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.
n.
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
n.
One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larvae of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects. Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also proped, propleg, and falseleg.
n.
A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter.
n. pl.
An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.
n.
One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense. They are very diverse in form.
v. t.
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
v. t.
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.
n.
Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to Taenia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and longer than the anterior ones, and containing the fully developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a mouth, but furnished with two or more suckers (which vary greatly in shape in different genera), and sometimes, also, with hooks for adhesion to the walls of the intestines of the animals in which they are parasitic. The larvae (see Cysticercus) live in the flesh of various creatures, and when swallowed by another animal of the right species develop into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration in Appendix.
v. t.
To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.
n.
One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust. under Tubicolae.