The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) recognizes more than twenty meanings of the term hook . The first meaning mentioned refers to an instrument whose structure is curved and that usually ends in a point at one or both ends.
The hook is a utensil that allows you to hang, grab or hold something . The action of catching an element with a hook is called hooking .
For example: "He tried to hold the curtain with a hook, but it was impossible" , "The cattle hanging on hooks impressed the boy" , "The victim was disemboweled with a metal hook found at the crime scene" .
The hooks can be used to hang sausages, meats or other foods. This makes parking or storage easier.
To catch fish, a fishing hook known as a hook is used. The fisherman throws the hook - attached to a rod and with a bait stuck - into the water: when the fish tries to eat the bait, it becomes hooked and the person can remove it from the aquatic environment.
A clothes hook , also called a hanger , is an object used to hang clothes without wrinkles. The hangers imitate the shape of human shoulders to display shirts, jackets and other garments, while also having a bar to hang pants and skirts, among other products that cannot be held in any other way, such as be the towels.
The idea of hook, on the other hand, can be used to colloquially name that which attracts, seduces or captivates : «The participation of the Spanish leading man is the main hook of the film that has just been released» , «Bars and discos are the hook of this spa city to conquer young people» , «The album has several songs with hook» .
If we look up the term hook in a thesaurus, we find many results, although not all of them can be used interchangeably in any context. Let's look at some of the main synonyms below: doodle, hook, harpoon, lockpick, laña, nail and iron . Here we see some that are more commonly used than others: in everyday speech it is more normal to replace hook with hook than with scribble , for example.
It is worth mentioning that in the universe of the character Peter Pan , created by the Scottish author James Matthew Barrie , there is a character called James Hook . This is the villain of the stories, whose hand is cut off by Peter Pan in a duel that pits them against each other forever. Instead of his hand, the pirate begins to use a hook that also serves to complement his sword attacks. Hook pursues Pan relentlessly with the goal of taking his life for revenge.
Returning to the synonyms of the word hook , let's look at some that refer to the other meaning mentioned above: attractiveness, charm, skill, that one, spell, seduction and grace .
In the field of sport , the punch that a boxer applies with his arm raised and the throw that a basketball player performs by raising his arm arched above his head is called a hook.
Martial arts , finally, recognize the so-called hook kick , which has several versions. One of them consists of turning 330 degrees and raising the leg with which you want to attack while we have our back to the target. The speed of the kick is enhanced by the centrifugal force of the rotation of the entire body. This kick can be combined with a jump to reach higher areas, although this adds a lot of difficulty to the movement. The leg used is the opposite to the direction of the turn.