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
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good hook | good rope |
| nice | nice hook | nice rope |
| long | long hook | long rope |
| similar | similar hook | similar rope |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, strong, actual, entire, large, big, huge, new, literal, said, improvised, barbed, retractable. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of removing the screws, bolts, or whatever held it together, the team simply attaches a hook and rope to a car and the metal bars and have it pulled away from the weak bricks.
Source: Cutting the Knot -
In some of the later EU books, Luke still carries a grappling hook and rope around, despite being the most powerful Jedi out there.
Source: Utility Belt - In Kings Quest: Mask of Eternity, scaling a wall with the rope and hook in the Underground Realm of the Gnomes could result in Connor ending up on the other side of the walls bordering the level.
Source: Good Bad Bugs / Action-Adventure
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