hook vs extort

hook is a noun but extort is not a noun.

hook and extort both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hook	Yes	No	Yes	No
extort	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, extort is a hyponym of hook; that is, extort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hook:

hook: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
extort: obtain by coercion or intimidation

Other hyponyms of hook include gouge, rack, squeeze, wring.

hook (noun)	extort (noun)
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
a catch for locking a door
anything that serves as an enticement
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

hook (verb)	extort (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors	get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
entice and trap	obtain by coercion or intimidation
secure with the foot	obtain through intimidation
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
fasten with a hook
catch with a hook
hit with a hook
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
make off with belongings of others
take by theft
rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Difference between hook and extort

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