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A hook on a construction crane

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• Any device which attaches to Scott, and attempts to draw it towards the place the hook is attached
  • Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to give traction on a distant object (such as a wall, tree or a vehicle) by snagging on its edge or corner when thrown
  • Lanyard hook, A springy flat stock wire item formed wide at one end, narrow at the other. It opens inward with thumb pressure and stays closed by the temper of the wire.[1]
  • Lifting hook, a device for grabbing and lifting loads
  • Siege hook, a weapon used in medieval and classical siege warfare to tear down walls in fortifications
  • Sister Hook, Two overlapping metal hooks hinged to form a heart outline when open. Used as a clasp. [2] Photo here [3]
  • One part of a hook-and-eye, a type of textile closure.
• In music:
  • Hook (music), a catchy musical passage
  • Hook (song), a Blues Traveler song
• In sport:
  • Hook (boxing), a boxing punch in which the arm is swung bent
  • Hook shot a type of shot in basketball.
  • Fishing hook, a device used to catch fish.
  • A slang term for a curveball in baseball.
  • Hook, a type of golf shot
• In language:
  • Hook (rhetoric)
  • Hook (diacritic), a diacritical mark in the Vietnamese alphabet
  • Narrative hook, a type of plot device in screenwriting and literature
• As in Captain Hook:
  • Captain Hook, a fictional villain from J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, a children's novel
  • Hook (film), a 1991 motion picture sequel to the Peter Pan books and stageplay starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams
  • Hook (video game), video games based on the film
  • Abu Hamza, a radical Muslim Cleric known in the British tabloid press as 'Hook' or 'Captain Hook', so named for the hook in place of his missing right hand, currently serving a prison sentence for incitement of racial hatred.
• Hook (Transformers), a Constructicon surgical engineer and truck crane in the Transformers universe
• Telephone hook, a cradle on which a telephone handset rests
• Prosthetic hook, a crude hand prosthesis
• Bondage hook, a device used in sexual bondage play
• "Hook-and-loop" fasteners such as Velcro
• Hooking, a computer programming technique used in event handling
• Tailhook, an implement on navy aircraft to allow safe carrier landing.
• Eye bolt (or eye hook), a device used to connect string.
• The Hook, a classic urban legend.

A grappling hook is a composite hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown or projected a distance, where its hooks will engage with the target. ... A lifting hook with a safety latch. ... A siege hook is a weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege. ... A hook is a musical idea, a passage or phrase, that is believed to be appealing and make the song stand out; it is meant to catch the ear of the listener (Covach 2005, p. ... ... Blues Traveler is an American alternative rock/blues rock/jam band formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1983. ... A hook is a punch in boxing. ... Kent Benson attempting a hook shot for the Indiana Hoosiers, 1977 For the cricket maneuver, see Batting (cricket). ... Different hook types Different hook sizes (not to scale) Fishhook redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... This article is about the sport. ... A hook in rhetoric is a rhetorical device that gets the attention of the audience and makes them want to listen to the rest of the speech. ... For other meanings of hook, see hook (disambiguation). ... A narrative hook (or hook) is a literary technique in the opening of a story that hooks the readers attention so that he will read on. ... Captain James Hook is the magnificent villain of J. M. Barries play and novel Peter Pan. ... Hook is a 1991 family action/adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith. ... This Game is Based of the 90s movie HOOK Pan has grown up, and forgotton his roots. ... Abu Hamza al-Masri (أبو حمزة المصري) (born 15 April 1958) is a Khawarij (extremist Muslim) leader in the United Kingdom, currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hook is the name of several characters in the Transformers universes. ... The Constructicons toy packaging art The Constructicons (known as Buildrons in Japan, Constructicans in France and Escavators in Italy) are a group of fictional characters from the Transformers universe. ... A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. ... Various Transformers toys. ... A telephone hook is the cradle where a telephone handset resides. ... a prosthetic hook is a primitive artificial hand, often stereotyped as being fitted to pirates. ... from left to right: pussy hook, nose hook, double pussy hook, tail hook A bondage hook is a blunt-headed hook used for bondage purposes. ... Velcro: hooks (left) and loops (right). ... Hooking in programming is a technique employing so called hooks to make a chain of procedures as a handler. ... Many aircraft that land on aircraft carriers are equipped with a simple piece of equipment called a tailhook. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This is about an urban legend. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

Placenames

• Hoek van Holland or Hook of Holland, in the Netherlands
• Hook Head, Ireland
• In the United States:
  • Bombay Hook, Delaware (Boomties Hoek)
  • Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania (Maratties Hoek)
  • Sandy Hook, New Jersey (Sant Hoek)
  • Red Hook, New York (Roode Hoek)
• In the United Kingdom:
  • Hook, Cambridgeshire
  • Hook, Devon
  • Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Hook, London
  • Hook, Hart (north Hampshire)
  • Hook, North Yorkshire
  • Hook, Pembrokeshire
  • Hook, Wiltshire
  • Hook Bank
  • Hook End
  • Hook Green
  • Hook Heath
  • Hook Norton
  • Hook Park
  • Hook Street
  • Hook-a-gate
  • Hook's Cross
  • Hook-on-Rupom

Ferry terminal on the Nieuwe Waterweg Hoek van Holland (literally Corner of Holland, but known in English as the Hook or Hook of Holland) is a town in South Holland in the Netherlands. ... Hook Head is a peninsula in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland on the R734, 50 km from Wexford town. ... Marcus Hook is a borough located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ... Sandy Hook from the top of Twin Lights Lighthouse, Highlands, New Jersey Sandy Hook is highlighted on this map Sandy Hook is a barrier peninsula, approximately 9. ... Red Hook is a town in Dutchess County, New York, USA. The population was 10,408 at the 2000 census. ... Hook is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ... Chessington is a place in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in Greater London. ... , Hook is a large village within the Hart district of northern Hampshire, England. ... Hook is a medium-sized village on the Western Cleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... A small village between the town of Wootton Bassett and the village of Purton, just north of the M4 Motorway. ... Hook End is the name of several places in England: Hook End, Essex Hook End, Oxfordshire Hook End, West Midlands This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hook Norton is a village in north Oxfordshire, near the Warwickshire border, on the edge of The Cotswolds. ... Hook Street is the name of several places in England: Hook Street, Gloucestershire Hook Street, Wiltshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

See also

• Hook (surname)
• Hooked (disambiguation)

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