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hooking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draw, hook |
| Type of | golf shot, golf stroke, swing |
| Derivation | hook |
he took lessons to cure his hooking.
Examples of hooking
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Most coaches consider the modern scrum a contest of pushing rather than hooking.
From the independent.co.uk
Boston broke the deadlock in overtime with Shawn Horcoff in the box for hooking.
From the fresnobee.com
With 11 seconds left in the period, McCreary was whistled for a hooking penalty.
From the al.com
The goal came after Williams drew a hooking penalty on Atlanta's Niclas Havelid.
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As a storyteller, Slaughter is a master at creating tension and hooking readers.
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You can also use the phone as a modem by hooking it up to a computer's USB port.
From the businessweek.com
You can download video wirelessly, or by hooking up to your computer's USB port.
From the businessweek.com
This is like U-2 touring with the Beatles, the Supremes hooking up with Sinatra.
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But a chancel in front of the net resulted in a hooking penalty on David Perron.
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- Fasten with a hook
- A catch for locking a door
- A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- Overcharge: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- Bait: anything that serves as an enticement
- Crochet: make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
- A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material that contains a portion that is curved or indented, so that this portion can be used to hold another object. In a number of uses, one end of the hook is pointed, so that this end can pierce another material, which is then held by the curved or indented portion.
- Sir William Jackson Hooker, FRS (6 July 1785 - 12 August 1865) was an English systematic botanist and organiser. He held the post of Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and was the first Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ...
- A hook in ten-pin bowling is a ball that rolls in a curving pattern (versus straight.) The purpose of the hook is to give the ball a better angle at the 1-3 pocket (right-handers) or 1-2 pocket (left-handers.) When a ball is rolled straight, hitting the pocket must be precise. ...
