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hooks
(encz) | hooks,háky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hooks
(wn) | hooks
n 1: large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my
hooks on him" [syn: hooks, meat hooks, maulers] |
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meat hooks
(encz) | meat hooks, n: |
on tenterhooks
(encz) | on tenterhooks, |
Off the hooks
(gcide) | Hook \Hook\ (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D.
haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel.
haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut, Hake,
Hatch a half door, Heckle.]
1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent
into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or
sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook
for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
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2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on
which a door or gate hangs and turns.
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3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an
instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
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Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.
--Pope.
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4. (Steam Engin.) See Eccentric, and V-hook.
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5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak.
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6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.]
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7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; --
called also hook bones.
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8. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned
landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
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9. (Sports) The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or
baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball;
in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer
who struck the ball.
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10. (Computers) A procedure within the encoding of a computer
program which allows the user to modify the program so as
to import data from or export data to other programs.
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By hook or by crook, one way or other; by any means, direct
or indirect. --Milton. "In hope her to attain by hook or
crook." --Spenser.
Off the hook, freed from some obligation or difficulty; as,
to get off the hook by getting someone else to do the job.
[Colloq.]
Off the hooks, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.]
"In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom
I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone
out of the river." --Pepys.
On one's own hook, on one's own account or responsibility;
by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
To go off the hooks, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Bid hook, a small boat hook.
Chain hook. See under Chain.
Deck hook, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a
ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.
Hook and eye, one of the small wire hooks and loops for
fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc.
Hook bill (Zool.), the strongly curved beak of a bird.
Hook ladder, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can
be suspended, as from the top of a wall.
Hook motion (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed
by V hooks.
Hook squid, any squid which has the arms furnished with
hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera
Enoploteuthis and Onychteuthis.
Hook wrench, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end,
instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or
coupling.
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Sister hooks
(gcide) | Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,
from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.
sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &
OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.
s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.
siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. Cousin.]
1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or
who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more
definitely called a half sister. The correlative of
brother.
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I am the sister of one Claudio. --Shak.
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2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with,
another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or
community. --James ii. 15.
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3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --
generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.
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Sister Block (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves,
one above the other.
Sister hooks, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of
one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match
hook}.
Sister of charity, Sister of mercy. (R. C. Ch.) See under
Charity, and Mercy.
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To be on tenterhooks
(gcide) | Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a
stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L.
tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.]
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks,
called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected.
Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth
on a tenter.
To be on the tenters, To be on the tenter-hooks or {To be
on tenterhooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress,
uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras.
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To be on the tenter-hooks
(gcide) | Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a
stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L.
tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move.]
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks,
called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected.
Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth
on a tenter.
To be on the tenters, To be on the tenter-hooks or {To be
on tenterhooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress,
uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras.
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To go off the hooks
(gcide) | Hook \Hook\ (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D.
haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel.
haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut, Hake,
Hatch a half door, Heckle.]
1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent
into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or
sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook
for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on
which a door or gate hangs and turns.
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3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an
instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
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Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.
--Pope.
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4. (Steam Engin.) See Eccentric, and V-hook.
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5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak.
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6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.]
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7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; --
called also hook bones.
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8. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned
landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
9. (Sports) The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or
baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball;
in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer
who struck the ball.
[PJC]
10. (Computers) A procedure within the encoding of a computer
program which allows the user to modify the program so as
to import data from or export data to other programs.
[PJC]
By hook or by crook, one way or other; by any means, direct
or indirect. --Milton. "In hope her to attain by hook or
crook." --Spenser.
Off the hook, freed from some obligation or difficulty; as,
to get off the hook by getting someone else to do the job.
[Colloq.]
Off the hooks, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.]
"In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom
I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone
out of the river." --Pepys.
On one's own hook, on one's own account or responsibility;
by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
To go off the hooks, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Bid hook, a small boat hook.
Chain hook. See under Chain.
Deck hook, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a
ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.
Hook and eye, one of the small wire hooks and loops for
fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc.
Hook bill (Zool.), the strongly curved beak of a bird.
Hook ladder, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can
be suspended, as from the top of a wall.
Hook motion (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed
by V hooks.
Hook squid, any squid which has the arms furnished with
hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera
Enoploteuthis and Onychteuthis.
Hook wrench, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end,
instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or
coupling.
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fordhooks
(wn) | Fordhooks
n 1: relatively large lima beans |
meat hooks
(wn) | meat hooks
n 1: large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my
hooks on him" [syn: hooks, meat hooks, maulers] |
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