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hook vs hit

hit vs hook

hook and hit both are nouns.

hook and hit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hook Yes No Yes No
hit Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hit is a hypernym of hook; that is, hit is a word with a broader meaning than hook:
  • hook: hit with a hook
  • hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
As verbs, hit is a hypernym of hook; that is, hit is a word with a broader meaning than hook:
  • hook: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • hit: cause to move by striking
hook (noun) hit (noun)
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent the act of contacting one thing with another
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer a conspicuous success
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something a connection made via the internet to another website
a catch for locking a door a dose of a narcotic drug
anything that serves as an enticement (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
hook (verb) hit (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
entice and trap make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
secure with the foot hit with a missile from a weapon
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) hit the intended target or goal
fasten with a hook deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
catch with a hook hit against; come into sudden contact with
hit with a hook produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left cause to move by striking
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
make off with belongings of others reach a destination, either real or abstract
take by theft drive something violently into a location
rip off; ask an unreasonable price reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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