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hook vs secure

secure vs hook

hook is a noun but secure is not a noun.

hook is not an adjective while secure is an adjective.

hook and secure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hook Yes No Yes No
secure No Yes Yes No
As verbs, secure is a hypernym of hook; that is, secure is a word with a broader meaning than hook:
  • hook: fasten with a hook
  • secure: cause to be firmly attached
Other hypernyms of hook include fasten, fix.
hook (noun) secure (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 (adjective) secure (adjective)
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
free from danger or risk
not likely to fail or give way
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
financially safe
hook (verb) secure (verb)
approach with an offer of sexual favors make certain of
entice and trap cause to be firmly attached
secure with the foot fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) furnish with battens
fasten with a hook get by special effort
catch with a hook assure payment of
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
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