Hook
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Hook may mean:
- Captain Hook, a fictional villain from J. M. Barrie's book Peter Pan
- Hook (movie) (1991), starring Dustin Hoffman
- Hook (video game)
- Hook (music), a catchy musical passage
- Hook (boxing), a type of punch
- Hooking, in programming, a technique used in event handling
- Hook (diacritic), a mark in Vietnamese
- Hook, a Constructicon from the Transformers Universe
- Sidney Hook, an American philosopher
- "Hook", as song by the band Blues Traveler
Devices:
- Bondage hook, type of devices sometimes used in BDSM play
- Fishing hook, a device used to catch fish
- Grappling hook, a composite hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown or projected a distance
- "Hook-and-loop" is another name for Velcro, a type of clothing fastener
- Nose hook, a special type of bondage hook
- Siege hook, an ancient weapon
- Telephone hook, the cradle where a telephone handset resides
- Prosthetic hook, a primitive hand prosthesis.
Places:
- Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland)
- Bombay Hook, Delaware (Boomties Hoek)
- Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania (Maratties Hoek)
- Sandy Hook, New Jersey (Sant Hoek)
- Red Hook, New York (Roode Hoek)
- Hook Head, Ireland
Places in England:
- Hook, Cambridgeshire
- Hook, Devon
- Hook, north Hampshire
- Hook, south Hampshire
- Hook, London
- Hook, Pembrokeshire
- Hook, Wiltshire
- Hook Bank
- Hook End
- Hook Green
- Hook Heath
- Hook Norton
- Hook Park
- Hook Street
- Hook-a-gate
- Hook's Cross
Other:
- A "plot anchor" or "plot hook" may be a type of plot device or plot generator.