# hooks

Pronunciation: say "HUUKS" /hʊks/

## Noun

1. Plural of hook. — plural of hook
   - Simple: Plural of hook. Use this form when talking about more than one hook.
   - _The butcher hung the carcasses from heavy steel hooks._
   - _Climbers anchored their ropes to a series of bolted hooks in the rock face._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of hook. — third-person singular simple present indicative of hook
   - Simple: Third-person singular of hook. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The fisherman hooks a trout on his very first cast._
   - _The melody hooks listeners within the opening few seconds._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hooks (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).