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hook vs provide

provide vs hook

hook is a noun but provide is not a noun.

hook and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hook Yes No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of hook; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than hook:
  • hook: approach with an offer of sexual favors
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of hook include furnish, offer, render, supply.
hook (noun) provide (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) provide (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors take measures in preparation for
entice and trap determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
secure with the foot give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) give something useful or necessary to
fasten with a hook supply means of subsistence; earn a living
catch with a hook mount or put up
hit with a hook make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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
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