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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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Strap (disambiguation) — Strap may refer to:*The Straps, the band. *Lower third, the graphics at the bottom of telecasts, in the UK known as a strap or namestrap.*In nautical usage a strap is a short rope (or cable) with two loops at both ends, forming an eight without… … Wikipedia
strap — n American 1. a gun, in the argot of street gangs and other criminals. By 2005 the term was in use in London, too. ► I m hoping to hook up with some more straps ... (Gang War, Channel 4 TV documentary, August 1995) 2. a humorous synonym for jock … Contemporary slang
Bondage hook — A bondage hook is a blunt headed hook used for bondage purposes.Face hooksNose hookThe basic nose hook model has two hooks fastened on the other end of a strap, one hook for each nostril. They may be used to force a person to bend his or her head … Wikipedia
Snatch strap — A snatch strap is a piece of equipment used to help in the recovery of vehicles bogged in sand or mud. Snatch straps are manufactured from webbing that is capable of approximately 20% stretch under load. This stretching property allows the strap… … Wikipedia
Eccentric hook — Eccentric Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. e kkentros; ek out of + ke ntron center. See {Ex }, and {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eccentric strap — Eccentric Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), a. [F. excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL. eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. e kkentros; ek out of + ke ntron center. See {Ex }, and {Center}, and cf. {Excentral}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shoulder strap — A shoulder strap may be one of a number of things:* Carrier shoulder strap : a length of fabric or other flexible material (such as leather, vinyl, rubber), used to suspend an item, often of some weight, from the shoulder(s). The strap may be… … Wikipedia
Hose strap — municipal firefighting equipment. [cite book|title=Annual Report of the Comptroller City of Seattle, Washington|last=Seattle (Wash.). Comptroller s Office|date=1898 01 03|accessdate=2008 09 07|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iWIWAAAAYAAJ… … Wikipedia
Swivel hook — Swivel Swiv el, n. [AS. sw[=i]fan to move quickly, to remove; akin to Icel. sveifla to whirl, shake, sv[=i]fa to ramble, to turn. See {Swoop}, and cf. {Swift} a reel, {Swift}, a.] 1. (Mech.) A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another piece… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catopsis nitida (Hook.) Griseb. — Symbol CANI6 Common Name Caribbean strap airplant Botanical Family Bromeliaceae … Scientific plant list
Catopsis nitida (Hook.) Griseb. — Symbol CANI6 Common Name Caribbean strap airplant Botanical Family Bromeliaceae … Scientific plant list
