English words for 'Alternative form of hookeared.'
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verb
- to hook or entangle
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- take in and retain
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
verb
- to hook or entangle
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- travel by getting free rides from motorists
- connect to a vehicle:
- (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
- (intransitive, UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
- (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
- (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
- (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
noun
- a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
- an unforeseen obstacle
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- a period of time spent in military service
- (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- (mining) A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
- A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
- A sudden pull.
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
verb
- (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
- (transitive) To attach a hook to.
- (intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.
- fasten with a hook
- (transitive) To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
- catch with a hook
- (usually passive voice) To make addicted; to captivate.
- (soccer, bowling) To swerve a ball; kick or throw a ball so it swerves or bends.
- (field hockey, ice hockey) To use the hockey stick to trip or block another player
- To acquire as a spouse.
- (transitive) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- (cricket, golf, basketball) To play a hook shot.
- (transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together).
- (intransitive) To move or go with a sudden turn.
- (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
- (transitive) To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
- (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
- (bridge, slang) To finesse.
- (intransitive) To bend; to be curved.
- (rugby) To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
- (intransitive, slang) To engage in prostitution.
- 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
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- secure with the foot
- take by theft
- hit with a hook
- entice and trap
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
- make off with belongings of others
noun
- (music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
- (boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
- (bowling) A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
- (programming) Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
- (typography) A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
- (Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
- (nautical, chiefly historical) A knee-shaped wooden join connecting the keel to the stem (post forming the frontmost part of the bow) or the sternpost in cog-like vessels or similar vessels.
- The amount of spin placed on a bowling ball.
- (geography) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
- (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
- A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- (slang) A prostitute.
- The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- (agriculture) A field sown two years in succession.
- The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
- Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
- (informal) A grasp (of), an attachment (to).
- A snare; a trap.
- (informal) Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
- A sharp bend or angle in the course or length of an object (e.g. a bend in a river, etc.).
- (narratology) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
- (baseball) A curveball.
- A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
- (basketball) a basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
- (bridge, slang) A finesse.
- A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
- (card games, slang) A jack (the playing card).
- (typography, rare) A háček.
- An advantageous hold.
- A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
- (surfing) Synonym of shoulder (“the part of a wave that has not yet broken”).
- (Canada, Australia, military) Any of the chevrons denoting rank.
- (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
- (nautical, informal) A ship's anchor.
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a catch for locking a door
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
noun
adj
noun
- (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
- (Internet slang) A stepchild.
- A pallet.
- A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
- A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
- (aviation) A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
- (sports) A losing streak.
- A runner of a sled.
- (Internet slang) A script kiddie.
- A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
- One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
- an unexpected slide
- one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
verb
- (Internet slang) To steal or copy, especially computer code.
- (transitive) To cause to move on skids.
- (intransitive, transitive, aviation) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
- (intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
- (transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
- (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
- (transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
- elevate onto skids
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- apply a brake or skid to
- slide without control
noun
noun
- A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical), a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.
- (agriculture) Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”).
- (nautical) A length of cable or chain equal to 12½ fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).
- (usually in the plural) A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
- Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.
- (dice games) A dice game; also, an event at which tickets are sold for chances to be drawn to win prizes; a raffle.
- A person who is idle or lazy; an idler.
- (rail transport) A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
verb
- To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
- To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).
- (intransitive) Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
- To rattle or shake (something).
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of two things: to connect or couple together.
- To provide (something) with a shackle.
- To put (something) into disorder; specifically (agriculture), to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- restrain with fetters
- bind the arms of
verb
- (transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
- (transitive) To target a pest species by laying baits.
- (transitive) To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
- (intransitive) Of a horse or other animal: to take food, especially during a journey.
- (transitive) To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- (transitive) To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.
- (transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
- (intransitive) (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
- attack with dogs or set dogs upon
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- lure, entice, or entrap with bait
adj
noun
- Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
- A light or hasty luncheon.
- (as the head of a compound) Something that lures or entices a specified group.
- Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.
- Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
- (Internet slang) A post intended to elicit a, usually strong or negative, reaction from others.
- (Geordie, Durham) A packed lunch - the bite to eat a worker took with them to eat.
- (vulgar, sexuality) Someone that attracts or entices a specified sex act being done to them.
- (East Anglia) A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
- (Northern England) A miner's packed meal.
- anything that serves as an enticement
- something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
verb
noun
verb
intj
noun
- An impediment to free movement.
- A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
- A point of defeat or extinction.
- (figurative) A means of defence or security.
- Something with the apparent solidity, opacity, or dimensions of a building wall.
- Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
- A point of desperation.
- (cycling) A very steep slope.
- (historical) The right or privilege of taking the side of the road near the wall when encountering another pedestrian; said to be taken or given.
- (chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
- (mahjong) Face-down tiles arranged in stacked rows from which players draw new tiles.
- (nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.
- (roller derby) Two or more blockers skating together so as to impede the opposing team.
- (slang, seduction community, chiefly definite) The stage of biological aging where physical appearance and attractiveness start to deteriorate rapidly.
- (Internet) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
- (soccer) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
- (US, slang, medicine) A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.
- The butterfly Lasiommata megera.
- (mining) Any of the surfaces of rock enclosing the lode.
- One of the vertical sides of a container.
- (often in combination) A barrier.
- (roleplaying games) A character that has high defenses, thereby reducing the amount of damage taken from the opponent’s attacks.
- A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
- (anatomy, zoology, botany) A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
- A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
- a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
- a difficult or awkward situation
- (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
- a layer of material that encloses space
- anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
noun
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A spinneret.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
- (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
- (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
noun
- A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- The act of grappling. (uncountable)
- (marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.
- (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
- (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
- a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
verb
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- (computing) A pointer.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
adj
noun
- A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
- A bishop's standard staff of office.
- A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
- A pothook.
- An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
- A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
- A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- (music) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
- a circular segment of a curve
- a long staff with one end being hook shaped
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
noun
noun
- (by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
- (Internet slang) A stepchild.
- A pallet.
- A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
- A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
- An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
- (aviation) A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
- (sports) A losing streak.
- A runner of a sled.
- (Internet slang) A script kiddie.
- A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
- One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
- a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation
- an unexpected slide
- one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
verb
- (Internet slang) To steal or copy, especially computer code.
- (transitive) To cause to move on skids.
- (intransitive, transitive, aviation) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
- (intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
- (transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
- (intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
- (transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
- elevate onto skids
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- apply a brake or skid to
- slide without control
noun
noun
- A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical), a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.
- (agriculture) Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”).
- (nautical) A length of cable or chain equal to 12½ fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).
- (usually in the plural) A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
- Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.
- (dice games) A dice game; also, an event at which tickets are sold for chances to be drawn to win prizes; a raffle.
- A person who is idle or lazy; an idler.
- (rail transport) A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.
- A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
verb
- To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.
- To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun etymology 1 sense 1.1.1, etymology 1 sense 1.1.3, etc.).
- (intransitive) Often followed by about: to be idle or lazy; to avoid work.
- To rattle or shake (something).
- To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun etymology 1 sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of two things: to connect or couple together.
- To provide (something) with a shackle.
- To put (something) into disorder; specifically (agriculture), to cause (standing stalks of corn) to fall over.
- restrain with fetters
- bind the arms of
noun
- (fishing) A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- (Australia, prison, slang) A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
- Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
- (often vulgar, slang, film) Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- (slang) A record turntable or CD player.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- (pinball) A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- (politics, slang) A spin doctor.
- (slang) A disc jockey.
- (cricket) A spin bowler.
- (Jamaica) A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
- A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
- (computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
- A spinneret.
- A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
- board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
verb
- to hook or entangle
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- take in and retain
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
verb
- to hook or entangle
- jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- travel by getting free rides from motorists
- connect to a vehicle:
- (intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.
- (transitive) To pull with a jerk.
- (intransitive, UK) To strike the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere.
- (intransitive) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; said of something obstructed or impeded.
- (informal, transitive) Clipping of hitchhike, to thumb a ride.
- (informal) To marry oneself to; especially to get hitched.
- (transitive) To attach, tie or fasten.
noun
- a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
- an unforeseen obstacle
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- a period of time spent in military service
- (informal) A problem, delay or source of difficulty.
- (military, slang) A period of time spent in the military.
- A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
- Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
- (mining) A hole cut into the wall of a mine on which timbers are rested.
- A large Californian minnow, Lavinia exilicauda.
- A sudden pull.
- A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
verb
- (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
- (transitive) To attach a hook to.
- (intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.
- fasten with a hook
- (transitive) To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.
- catch with a hook
- (usually passive voice) To make addicted; to captivate.
- (soccer, bowling) To swerve a ball; kick or throw a ball so it swerves or bends.
- (field hockey, ice hockey) To use the hockey stick to trip or block another player
- To acquire as a spouse.
- (transitive) To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle in attacking enemies; to gore.
- (cricket, golf, basketball) To play a hook shot.
- (transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together).
- (intransitive) To move or go with a sudden turn.
- (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
- (transitive) To ensnare or obligate someone, as if with a hook.
- (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
- (bridge, slang) To finesse.
- (intransitive) To bend; to be curved.
- (rugby) To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).
- (intransitive, slang) To engage in prostitution.
- 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
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- secure with the foot
- take by theft
- hit with a hook
- entice and trap
- approach with an offer of sexual favors
- make off with belongings of others
noun
- (music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.
- (boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
- (bowling) A ball that is rolled in a curved line.
- (programming) Part of a system's operation that can be intercepted to change or augment its behaviour.
- (typography) A diacritical mark shaped like the upper part of a question mark, as in ỏ.
- (Scrabble) An instance of playing a word perpendicular to a word already on the board, adding a letter to the start or the end of the word to form a new word.
- (nautical, chiefly historical) A knee-shaped wooden join connecting the keel to the stem (post forming the frontmost part of the bow) or the sternpost in cog-like vessels or similar vessels.
- The amount of spin placed on a bowling ball.
- (geography) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned landward at the outer end, such as Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
- (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the left. (See draw, slice, fade.)
- (cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc, hitting the ball high in the air to the leg side, often played to balls which bounce around head height.
- A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- (slang) A prostitute.
- The part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on which a door or gate hangs and turns.
- (agriculture) A field sown two years in succession.
- The curved needle used in the art of crochet.
- Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
- (informal) A grasp (of), an attachment (to).
- A snare; a trap.
- (informal) Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
- A sharp bend or angle in the course or length of an object (e.g. a bend in a river, etc.).
- (narratology) A gimmick or element of a creative work intended to be attention-grabbing for the audience; a compelling idea for a story that will be sure to attract people's attention.
- (baseball) A curveball.
- A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
- (basketball) a basketball shot in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head. Also called hook shot.
- (bridge, slang) A finesse.
- A tie-in to a current event or trend that makes a news story or editorial relevant and timely.
- (card games, slang) A jack (the playing card).
- (typography, rare) A háček.
- An advantageous hold.
- A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
- (surfing) Synonym of shoulder (“the part of a wave that has not yet broken”).
- (Canada, Australia, military) Any of the chevrons denoting rank.
- (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
- (nautical, informal) A ship's anchor.
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- a catch for locking a door
- anything that serves as an enticement
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
verb
- (transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
- (transitive) To target a pest species by laying baits.
- (transitive) To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
- (intransitive) Of a horse or other animal: to take food, especially during a journey.
- (transitive) To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- (transitive) To lay baits in an environment to control pest species.
- (transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
- (intransitive) (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
- attack with dogs or set dogs upon
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- lure, entice, or entrap with bait
adj
noun
- Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
- A light or hasty luncheon.
- (as the head of a compound) Something that lures or entices a specified group.
- Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something.
- Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
- (Internet slang) A post intended to elicit a, usually strong or negative, reaction from others.
- (Geordie, Durham) A packed lunch - the bite to eat a worker took with them to eat.
- (vulgar, sexuality) Someone that attracts or entices a specified sex act being done to them.
- (East Anglia) A small meal taken mid-morning while farming.
- (Northern England) A miner's packed meal.
- anything that serves as an enticement
- something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
verb
noun
verb
intj
noun
- An impediment to free movement.
- A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
- A point of defeat or extinction.
- (figurative) A means of defence or security.
- Something with the apparent solidity, opacity, or dimensions of a building wall.
- Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
- A point of desperation.
- (cycling) A very steep slope.
- (historical) The right or privilege of taking the side of the road near the wall when encountering another pedestrian; said to be taken or given.
- (chiefly dialectal) A spring of water.
- (mahjong) Face-down tiles arranged in stacked rows from which players draw new tiles.
- (nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.
- (roller derby) Two or more blockers skating together so as to impede the opposing team.
- (slang, seduction community, chiefly definite) The stage of biological aging where physical appearance and attractiveness start to deteriorate rapidly.
- (Internet) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
- (soccer) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
- (US, slang, medicine) A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.
- The butterfly Lasiommata megera.
- (mining) Any of the surfaces of rock enclosing the lode.
- One of the vertical sides of a container.
- (often in combination) A barrier.
- (roleplaying games) A character that has high defenses, thereby reducing the amount of damage taken from the opponent’s attacks.
- A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
- (anatomy, zoology, botany) A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
- A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
- a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
- a difficult or awkward situation
- (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
- a layer of material that encloses space
- anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
- (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
- (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
noun
- A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- The act of grappling. (uncountable)
- (marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.
- (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
- (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
- a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
verb
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
noun
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- (computing) A pointer.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
adj
noun
- A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
- A bishop's standard staff of office.
- A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
- A pothook.
- An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
- A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
- A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- (music) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
- a circular segment of a curve
- a long staff with one end being hook shaped
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime