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hook

noun as in curved fastener

verb as in grab, catch

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It’s the first hit to get the crowd hooked for the rest of the show.

Rays manager Kevin Cash came to the mound with a stunningly quick hook.

Callum: I hope Martin doesn't think he's off the hook because of one scrappy result.

From BBC

There isn’t an accessible entry point, at least in the same way “Faith” had any number of singles to hook listeners.

From Salon

On Thursday, a federal jury in San Jose said American Airlines was on the hook for $9.6 million for its employees failing to follow company protocol in the incident.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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