Hook
Hook noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Method
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In fact, this method is so common the audience will identify any unresolved plot element or any ending short of Happily Ever After or Kill 'em All as a hook.
Source: Sequel Hook -
Impaling criminals through the neck with a hook and leaving them to hang somewhere visible is also the Steel Ministry's favourite method of execution.
Source: Impaled with Extreme Prejudice - See No Evil: Kane's main method of killing people is a meat hook.
Source: Improbable Weapon User / Film
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Method and Hook. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/method
Hook & Method. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/method>.
Method or Hook. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hook/method.
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