foul-hook

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• foul-hook — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to hook (a fish) elsewhere than in the mouth …   Useful english dictionary

• hook — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of metal or other material bent back at an angle or with a round bend, for catching hold or for hanging things on. b (in full fish hook) a bent piece of wire, usu. barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2 a curved cutting… …   Useful english dictionary

• hook — /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,… …  

• foul — Synonyms and related words: Fescennine, Rabelaisian, abase, abeyant, abhorrent, abject, abominable, abuse, abusive, adulterate, adulterated, adverse, affronting, afoul, amoral, angry, apathetic, arrant, asperse, atrocious, awful, bad, bad for,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hook — Synonyms and related words: L, Long Melford, abstract, acquitted, all the way, allure, anchor, anchorage, and, and sinker, angle, angle off, annex, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, argue into, articulate, backhand, backhander, backstroke, bag, bait …   Moby Thesaurus

• Foul anchor — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foul hooked — a fish caught by hook other than in the mouth. Usually illegal although some species are legally caught using hooks dragged through the water …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• by hook or by crook — adverb in any way necessary I ll pass this course by hook or by crook • Syn: ↑by any means * * * BY ANY MEANS, somehow (or other), no matter how, in one way or another, by fair means or foul. → ho …   Useful english dictionary

• By hook or by crook — crook crook (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• by hook or by crook — I ll get to Hollywood by hook or by crook Syn: by any means, somehow (or other), no matter how, in one way or another, by fair means or foul …   Thesaurus of popular words

• snatch hook — noun : a gang hook designed specifically for foul hooking fish …   Useful english dictionary