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provide vs hook

hook vs provide

provide is not a noun while hook is a noun.

provide and hook both are verbs.

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

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