the baited hook

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• Hook — Hook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooking}.] 1. To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Circle hook — An example of a Circle Hook A circle hook is a type of fish hook which is sharply curved back in a circular shape. It has become widely popular among anglers in recent years because it hooks a much higher percentage of fish and is rarely… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — noun 1》 a piece of curved metal or other hard material for catching hold of things or hanging things on.     ↘(also fish hook) a bent piece of metal, typically barbed and baited, for catching fish. 2》 a thing designed to catch people s attention …   English new terms dictionary

• To hook on — Hook Hook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooking}.] 1. To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize, capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hook —    1. to steal    The imagery is from angling. In East Africa it still applies to the technique of introducing a pole with a hook on the end through the shutters of your bedroom, with razor blades let into the shaft to stop you grabbing it:     I …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Baited — Bait Bait (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• baited — /ˈbeɪtəd/ (say baytuhd) adjective 1. (of a hook or trap) prepared with bait. 2. (of a hook) having had the bait taken. 3. (of meat, etc.) poisoned or drugged …  

• The Night Before Christmas (1941 film) — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = The Night Before Christmas series = Tom and Jerry caption = director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator =George Gordon Irven Spence Jack Zander Billie… …   Wikipedia

• spring hook — noun 1. : a hook with a spring snap in its end to prevent accidental unhooking called also snap hook 2. : a supplementary fishhook that springs down and secures a fish that takes the baited barbed hook called also snap hook, spear hook …   Useful english dictionary