noun

• (in the plural) The projecting points of the thighbones of cattle; called also hook bones.
• (informal) Removal or expulsion from a group or activity.
  "He is not handling this job, so we're giving him the hook."
• (agriculture) A field sown two years in succession.
• (authorship) A brief, punchy opening statement intended to get attention from an audience, reader, or viewer, and make them want to continue to listen to a speech, read a book, or watch a play.

verb

• (transitive) To attach a hook to.
  "Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away."
• (intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook.
  "The utensil holder hooks onto the side of the dishrack."
• (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
  "He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water."
• (transitive) To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
  "No one seems to want anything but hooked mats now."