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крючо́к — meaning in English

kryuchok

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English meaning

  • hook noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.
  • peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  • trammel noun Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.

Senses

крючо́к is used for these senses in English:

  • fishhook A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
  • hook A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
  • hook A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j.
  • hook and eye A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
  • peg A protrusion used to hang things on.
  • trammel A vertical bar with several notches or chain of rings suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots by a hook which has an easily adjustable height.

hook — full definition

  1. noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.
  2. noun A catchy opening line or musical phrase designed to grab attention.
  3. verb To catch, fasten, or connect with or as if with a hook.

peg — full definition

  1. noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
  2. verb To fasten with a peg, or to fix a price or value at a set level.
  3. verb To throw something, especially a ball, often hard.

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