hook
n
1 catch, clasp, fastener, hasp, holder, link, lock, peg
2 noose, snare, springe, trap
3 by hook or by crook by any means, by fair means or foul, somehow, somehow or other, someway
4 hook, line, and sinker (informal) completely, entirely, lock, stock and barrel, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, wholly
5 off the hook (slang) acquitted, cleared, exonerated, in the clear, let off, under no obligation, vindicated
vb
6 catch, clasp, fasten, fix, hasp, secure
7 catch, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap