Close and Hook

Close

Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

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Hook and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hook" instead a verb "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Hook verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.

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Close and hook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead a verb "Hook".

Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

old	old close	old hook
good	good close	good hook
nice	nice close	nice hook
direct	direct close	direct hook
Other adjectives: many, powerful, actual, real, large, big, great, little, major, last, different, literal.

Patlabor: Noa Izumi shares a close bond and a lot of chemistry with her partner, Asuma Shinhara, but he doesn't hook up with her until years after the OVA's conclusion.

Source: Heroes Want Redheads
Not quite a hook, but close: In Moby-Dick, Captain Boomer of the Samuel Enderby has lost an arm to the white whale and had it replaced with a harpoon.

Source: Hook Hand
He's equipped with four distinct weapons: a katana to attack up-close, bombs and kunai for ranged attacks and a grappling hook to cling into ceilings.

Source: Video Game / Hagane

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