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steal vs hook

hook vs steal

steal and hook both are nouns.

steal and hook both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
steal Yes No Yes No
hook Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hook is a hyponym of steal; that is, hook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:
  • steal: take without the owner's consent
  • hook: make off with belongings of others
Other hyponyms of steal 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.
steal (noun) hook (noun)
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
an advantageous purchase 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
steal (verb) hook (verb)
steal a base approach with an offer of sexual favors
move stealthily entice and trap
take without the owner's consent secure with the foot
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
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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