Hooks and Release

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Hooks noun - Large strong hand (as of a fighter).

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Release is an antonym for hooks in grab topic.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Hooks is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

There was also a pun involved: They wanted to release records with "hooks", as in catchy refrains, and Moulty lost a hand for an accident and thus had a literal hook in its place.

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