Idioms for hook
Origin of hook
1
before 900; 1830–40,
Americanism
for def 36; Middle English
hoke (noun and v.), Old English
hōc (noun); cognate with Dutch
hoek hook, angle, corner; akin to German
Haken, Old Norse
haki
OTHER WORDS FROM hook
hook·less, adjective hook·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hook
penance pennantsWords nearby hook
hoofer,
hoofprint,
hooft,
hoogh,
hooghly,
hook,
hook and eye,
hook and ladder,
hook bolt,
hook check,
hook of holland
British Dictionary definitions for hook, line, and sinker
hook
/ (hʊk) /
noun
verb
See also
hook-up
Derived forms of hook
hookless, adjective hooklike, adjectiveWord Origin for hook
Old English
hōc; related to Middle Dutch
hōk, Old Norse
haki
Cultural definitions for hook, line, and sinker
hook, line, and sinker
To “fall for something hook, line, and sinker” is to be fooled completely. “Tom doubted that his ruse would fool anybody, but the boss fell for it hook, line, and sinker.” The reference is to fishing tackle.
Idioms and Phrases with hook, line, and sinker (1 of 2)
hook, line, and sinker
Without reservation, completely, as in He swallowed our excuse hook, line, and sinker. This expression, first recorded in 1865, alludes to a fish swallowing not only the baited hook but the leaden sinker and the entire fishing line between them.
Idioms and Phrases with hook, line, and sinker (2 of 2)
hook