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secure vs hook

hook vs secure

secure is not a noun while hook is a noun.

secure is an adjective but hook is not an adjective.

secure and hook both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
secure No Yes Yes No
hook Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hook is a hyponym of secure; that is, hook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secure:
  • secure: cause to be firmly attached
  • hook: fasten with a hook
Other hyponyms of secure include strap, bind, tie, rig, bitt, latch, garter, chain, cable, picket, rope up, cinch, girth, bandage, bind, cramp, cleat, anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor, ground, moor, berth, moor, tie up, spike, run up, sew, sew together, stitch, crank, noose, chock, brad, bight, belay, belay, bar, clamp, velcro, stay, clinch, clinch, lock, lock up, hasp, zip, zip up, zipper, tack, string, belt, cement, grout, staple, rivet, button, pin, hang, hang up, hang, deposit, lodge, stick, wedge, entrench, intrench, buckle, clasp, brooch, clasp, stake, wire, coapt, joggle, joint, toggle.
secure (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
secure (adjective) hook (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
secure (verb) hook (verb)
make certain of approach with an offer of sexual favors
cause to be firmly attached entice and trap
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug secure with the foot
furnish with battens to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
get by special effort fasten with a hook
assure payment of 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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