Hook
Hook verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: at the clearance sale I hooked one of the few remaining digital cameras
Land
Land verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass
How words are described
| solid | solid hook | solid land |
| original | original hook | original land |
| small | small hook | small land |
| actual | actual hook | actual land |
| Other adjectives: entire, little, main, private, new, major, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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But by using the in-built grappling hook, he changes their trajectory so they land in the sea instead.
Source: Video Game / Ni no Kuni -
Two enemies in the Wario series, Captain Coin from Wario Land 4 and Captain Skull from Wario World, have a hook for at least one hand (the latter also has a cannon replacing the other hand).
Source: Hook Hand -
Here they save Peter's life when he falls off Hook's ship and send him up to land in a giant shell.
Source: Film / Hook
Cite this Source
Land and Hook. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/land
Hook & Land. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/land>.
Land or Hook. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/land.
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