by hook or by crook.
41hook — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR HANGING THINGS ON a curved piece of metal or plastic that you use for hanging things on: Put your coat on the hook. 2 FOR CATCHING FISH a curved piece of thin metal with a sharp point for catching fish: a fish hook 3 by hook or… …
42hook — [[t]h ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ hooks, hooking, hooked 1) N COUNT A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up. One of his jackets hung from a hook. ...curtain hooks... He felt a fish pull at… …
43hook — /hʊk / (say hook) noun 1. a curved or angular piece of metal or other firm substance catching, pulling, or sustaining something. 2. a fishhook. 3. that which catches; a snare; a trap. 4. something curved or bent like a hook, as a mark or symbol,… …
44hook — n scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber. 2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose. 3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure …
45hook — [[t]hʊk[/t]] n. 1) a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something 2) a fishhook 3) anything that catches; snare; trap 4) cvb something that attracts attention or entices: a sales …
46hook — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curvature, crook, bend; gaff. v. t. catch, fasten; curve, bend; link, join. See connection, pendency. II (Roget s IV) I n. 1. [An implement for snagging] Syn. lock, catch, clasp, latch; see fastener …
47hook — 1. noun 1) she hung her jacket on the hook Syn: peg, coat rack 2) the dress has six hooks Syn: fastener, fastening, catch, clasp, hasp, clip, pin 3) I had a fish on the end of my hook …
48hook — hook1 [ huk ] noun count ** 1. ) a curved piece of metal or plastic for hanging things on: He hung his coat on a hook on the back of the door. a ) a small curved piece of metal or plastic used for catching fish at the end of a LINE b ) a curved… …
49Crook — (By hook or by crook) Dispensation permitting villagers to gather firewood from woodlands, but using only their hook and crook. Effectively permitted the collection of dead branches from the trees …
50hook — I UK [hʊk] / US noun [countable] Word forms hook : singular hook plural hooks ** 1) a curved piece of metal or plastic for hanging things on He hung his coat on a hook on the back of the door. a) a small curved piece of metal or plastic used for… …
