a curved piece of metal, plastic or wire for hanging things on, catching fish with, etc. see also boathook, fish hook

(usually used in the progressive tenses) (of a telephone) to ring many times The phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help. See hook in the Oxford ...

1[transitive, intransitive] to fasten or hang something on something else using a hook; to be fastened or hanging in this way hook something + adv./prep.

[transitive, intransitive] to fasten or hang something on something else using a hook; to be fastened or hanging in this way. hook something + adv./prep.

There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hook, six of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

​to connect somebody/something to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply or to the internet. She was then hooked up to an IV drip.

What does the verb hook mean? There are 26 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb hook. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

hooked (on something) (informal) enjoying something very much, so that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible.

to connect someone or something to a piece of electronic equipment, to a power supply, or to the Internet She was then hooked up to an IV drip.

hooked (on something) (informal) enjoying something very much, so that you want to do it, see it, etc. as much as possible.