hoofbeat |
the sound of an animal's hoof as it hits the ground or other hard surface in running or walking. |
hoofed |
having hoofs. |
hoof it |
(informal) to walk quickly to reach a destination. |
hook |
a curved or angled piece of metal, plastic, or the like that is used for holding, hanging, securing, or pulling things. [19 definitions] |
hookah |
a smoking pipe with a long tube set in water, designed to cool the smoke as it is drawn through. |
hook and eye |
a clothes-fastening device having a small metal hook, on one side of the opening, that attaches to a loop or small bar on the other side. |
hook and ladder |
a fire engine carrying extension ladders, hooked tools, and other equipment; hook-and-ladder truck. |
hooked |
curved or shaped like a hook. [4 definitions] |
hooker1 |
a type of fishing boat with a single mast, used off the Irish and English coasts. [2 definitions] |
hooker3 |
(slang) a prostitute. |
hooker2 |
one that hooks. |
hook, line, and sinker |
(informal) without any question or hesitation; completely. |
hooknose |
a nose that has a prominent outward curve; aquiline nose. |
hook shot |
in basketball, a shot made, with the body sideways to the basket, by the far hand arcing the ball over the head. |
hookup |
an arrangement or system, as of electrical circuits and equipment designed to operate together. [3 definitions] |
hook up |
to connect to a system or power source. [3 definitions] |
hookworm |
a parasitic bloodsucking worm with hooks around its mouth with which it attaches itself to human and animal intestine walls. [2 definitions] |
hooky |
(informal) illegal absence; truancy (usu. prec. by "play"). |
hooligan |
a rough, reckless, troublemaking person; hoodlum; ruffian. |
hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through. [7 definitions] |
hoopla |
(informal) noisy, excited activity or commotion. [2 definitions] |