Hook

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A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material that contains a portion that is curved or indented, so that this portion can be used to hold another object. In a number of uses, one end of the hook is pointed, so that this end can pierce another material, which is then held by the curved or indented portion.

Variations

Bagging hook, a large sickle or reaping hook used for harvesting grain

Bondage hook, used in sexual bondage play

Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors

Cap hook, hat ornament of the 15th and 16th centuries

Cargo hook (helicopter), different types of hook systems for helicopters

Crochet hook, used for crocheting thread or yarn

Drapery hook, for hanging drapery

Dress hook, fashion accessory

Fish hook, used to catch fish

Flesh-hook, used in cooking meat

Grappling hook, a hook attached to a rope, designed to be thrown and snagged on a target

Hook (hand tool), also known as longshoreman's hook and bale hook, a tool used for securing and moving loads

Hook-and-eye closure, a clothing fastener

Hook and loop fastener

Lifting hook, for grabbing and lifting loads

Mail hook, for grabbing mail bags without stopping a train

Meat hook, for hanging up meat or carcasses of animals in butcheries and meat industry

Prosthetic hook or transradial prosthesis, part of a prosthetic arm for amputees

Purse hook, used to keep a woman's purse from touching the floor

Shepherd's hook (or crook), a staff used in herding sheep or other animals

Siege hook, an Ancient Roman weapon used to pull stones from a wall during a siege

Tailhook, used by aircraft to snag cables in order to slow down more quickly

References

Hook Wikipedia

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