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rip vs hook

hook vs rip

rip and hook both are nouns.

rip and hook both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
hook Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hook is a hyponym of rip; that is, hook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rip:
  • rip: take without the owner's consent
  • hook: make off with belongings of others
Other hyponyms of rip include abstract, cabbage, filch, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.
rip (noun) hook (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a dissolute man in fashionable society 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
rip (verb) hook (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently approach with an offer of sexual favors
tear or be torn violently entice and trap
cut (wood) along the grain secure with the foot
move precipitously or violently to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
take without the owner's consent 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
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