hook

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hʊk]

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Noun

Singular hook

Plural hooks

Tilo ƙugiya

Jam'i ƙugiyoyi

1. A hook is a curved, sharp thing, usually made of metal and often small. Someone can put the hook through a hole in something to grip it so that they can pull the thing.
   • Synonyms: bait and line
   1. Hang (something) on a hook. <> Rataya abu a ƙugiya.
   2. Ya zaɓi tana ya sa a ƙugiya ya jefa cikin ruwa. <> He selects a lure and casts his line into the water.
   3. 11 Wata irin ƙugiya da aljanu suke amfani da ita ita ce duba. <> 11 One type of bait used by the demons is divination.
   4. Zane-zane da aka yi a jikin allunan laƙa sun nuna cewa Assuriyawa sukan saka wa bayinsu ƙugiya a hanci ko leɓe kuma su haɗa ta da wata igiya da za a riƙa jan su da ita. <> Inscriptions boast that captives were led by cords attached to hooks piercing their noses or lips. [1]
2. (for securing a door) mak'ata.
3. hook fastener (for clothes) <> mab'alli mai k'ugiya. [2]

• 
  Hooks for catching fish
• 
  A big hook

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) hook

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) hooks

Past tense (ya wuce) hooked

Past participle (ya wuce) hooked

Present participle (ana cikin yi) hooking

1. sark'afa (hook onto = sarƙafawa) [3], rataya