How words are described
| nice | nice hook | nice loop |
| long | long hook | long loop |
| similar | similar hook | similar loop |
| right | right hook | right loop |
| Other adjectives: original, single, nasty, entire, massive, big, huge, little, potential, new, possible, later, primary, double, last, different, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Brand Name Takeover: In "Knees and Knockers", Stephen discusses a couple of examples, namely the Klaxon brand of car horns (an error this show has made often) and Velcro, which is referred to as a "hook and loop fastener" by the company.
Source: Series / QI -
By artificially re-creating the loops he invented the hook-and-loop fastener, AKA "Velcro".
Source: Accidental Discovery -
Likely named for this trope, it's a plastic-sheathed aluminum cable, usually formed with a loop at one end and a brass (non-sparking) snap-hook at the other.
Source: Drill Sergeant Nasty
Cite this Source
Loop and Hook. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/loop
Hook & Loop. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/loop>.
Loop or Hook. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/loop.
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