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hook [hʊk]1 noun(a) (gen) crochet m; (for coats) patère f; (on clothes) agrafe f; (for meat) croc m; Nautical gaffe f;∎ hooks and eyes (on clothes) agrafes fpl (et œillets mpl);∎ your phone was off the hook tu avais décroché ton téléphone; (accidentally) tu avais mal raccroché ton téléphone;∎ to put the phone back on the hook reposer le combiné (sur son support);∎ familiar to get one's hooks into sb mettre le grappin sur qn(b) (on fishing line) hameçon m;∎ familiar he swallowed the story, hook, line and sinker il a tout avalé;∎ familiar he's fallen for her hook line and sinker il est tombé fou amoureux d'elle□∎ to give sb the hook flanquer qn à la porte, vider qn;∎ he'll get the hook one day il sera flanqué à la porte ou vidé un jour∎ Boxing a right/left hook un crochet (du) droit/gauche∎ to get sb off the hook tirer qn d'affaire;∎ to let sb off the hook (from obligation) libérer qn de sa responsabilité□ ;∎ I'll let you off the hook this time je laisse passer cette fois-ci;∎ we must do it by hook or by crook nous devons le faire, coûte que coûte;∎ he hooked his arm through hers il lui a pris le bras∎ hook the rope around the tree passez la corde autour de l'arbre;∎ she hooked one leg round the leg of the chair elle passa ou enroula une jambe autour du pied de la chaise;∎ the two bits of wire had become hooked together les deux fils de fer s'étaient pris l'un dans l'autre(d) Sport (in cricket) renvoyer d'un coup tourné; (in rugby) talonner (le ballon); Golf hooker; Boxing donner un crochet à∎ she'll never manage to hook him elle n'arrivera jamais à lui mettre le grappin dessus∎ to hook school faire l'école buissonnière∎ to hook it mettre les bouts, décamper►► Hook of Holland Hoek m van Holland;➲ hook onaccrochers'accrocher;∎ this strap hooks on at the back cette bride s'accroche ou s'agrafe par derrière➲ hook up∎ they hooked up an extra coach to the train on a accroché un wagon supplémentaire au train(d) (horse, oxen etc) atteler∎ to hook up with sb sortir avec qn□∎ to hook up with faire une émission en duplex avec
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hooked rug — noun : a rug formed by hooking into a strong coarse fabric back loops (as of yarn or strips of cloth) to form a surface pile * * * a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern. [1875… … Useful english dictionary
hooked rug — /hʊkt ˈrʌg/ (say hookt rug) noun a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of gunny, or the like, to form a pattern …
hooked rug — a rug made by drawing loops of yarn or cloth through a foundation of burlap or the like, to form a pattern. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
hooked — O.E. hoced, “shaped like a hook, crooked, curved;” pp. adj. from HOOK (Cf. hook) (v.). From mid 14c. as “having hooks;” 1610s as “caught on a hook;” 1925 as addicted, originally in reference to narcotics. hooked rug is recorded from… … Etymology dictionary
hooked — [hookt] adj. 1. curved like a hook 2. having a hook or hooks ☆ 3. made with a hook [a hooked rug ] ☆ 4. Slang a) addicted as to the use of a drug: often with on b) preoccupied or obsessed with a person, fad, etc.: often with on … English World dictionary
rug — n carpet, floor cover or covering, carpeting, wall to wall carpeting, indoor outdoor carpeting; broadloom, drugget, braided rug, hooked rug, rag rug, ingrain, rya; scatter rug, area rug, throw rug, runner; mat, doormat, welcome mat, bathmat … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hooked — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. having the form of a hook 2. provided with a hook 3. made by hooking < a hooked rug > 4. a. addicted to narcotics b. fascinated by or devoted to something < hooked on skiing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hooked — /hʊkt / (say hookt) adjective 1. bent like a hook; hook shaped. 2. having a hook or hooks. 3. made by hooking: a hooked rug. 4. caught, as a fish. 5. Colloquial (sometimes followed by on) addicted; obsessed: *Don t tell me you got hooked on one… …
hooked — [[t]hʊkt[/t]] adj. 1) bent like a hook; hook shaped 2) having a hook or hooks 3) made by hooking: a hooked rug[/ex] 4) inf Informal. a) addicted to narcotic drugs b) very enthusiastic about or obsessed with something 5) sts Slang. married •… … From formal English to slang
rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen … Universalium
rug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mat, drugget, shag [rug], throw [rug]; carpet[ing]; lap robe; slang, wig, hairpiece, toupee. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. carpet, carpeting, floor covering, runner, area rug, scatter rug,… … English dictionary for students