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hook

noun

1 noun curved fittingcrúca masc4 c m ucroch fem2 c m ushe hung her coat on a hook on the wall chroch sí a cóta ar chrúca ar an mballathe pot used to hang on a hook over the fire bhíodh an pota crochta ar chroch os cionn na tine 2 noun FISH for fishingduán masc1 c m uI got a fishing hook embedded in my finger chuaigh duán i mo mhéar, chuaigh duán i bhfostú i mo mhéar

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3 noun on garmentcrúca masc4 c m u 4 noun for attaching sthcrúca masc4 c m ulúb fem2 c m uthere was a hook in the wall for tying the horse bhí crúca ar an mballa leis an gcapall a cheangalthe door was closed by a hook and staple bhí crúca agus lúb ar an doras lena dhúnadh 5 noun implementcrúca masc4 c m uboat hook crúca báid, duán báidreaping hook corrán masc1 6 noun COMM gimmickcleas masc1 c m ugimic fem2 c m uan advertising hook cleas fógraíochta, gimic fógraíochta 7 noun MUS in songloinneog fem2 c m uséis fem2 c m u 8 noun HURL-CAM in hurling etchúcáil fem3 c m u 9 noun BOX in boxing etcdorn masc1 c m uhúc masc1 c m ua hook to the body dorn sa cholainn, húc ar an gcolainnright hook húc deasóige, deasóg ón taobh 10 noun GOLF curved shotlúb-bhuille masc4 c m uright hook lúb-bhuille ar dheis

verb

11 verb FISH catch fish TRANSITIVEduán a chur ishe hooked a lovely pollock rug sí ar mhangach breá, fuair sí mangach breá ar an duán 12 verb attach INTRANSITIVEthe hood hooks on to the coat tá crúcaí ar an gcochall lena chur ar an gcóta, tá crúcaí ar an gcochall lena cheangal den chótathe ladder hooks over the ridge tile cuirtear an dréimire i bhfostú le crúca ar an tíl mhullaigh 13 verb of arm, leg, finger TRANSITIVEhe hooked his arm in mine chuir sé a lámh i m'ascaillshe hooked a leg over the wall chaith sí a cos thar an mballa, chuaigh sí ar scaradh gabhail ar an mballa 14 verb attract attention of TRANSITIVEmeall verb c m ugreim a fháil ar c m usuim a mhúscailt i c m utheir job is to hook consumers is é a ngnó tomhaltóirí a mhealladh, aird na dtomhaltóirí a tharraingt an gnó atá acusan, cluain a chur ar thomhaltóirí an gnó atá acusanthe story had me hooked from the first page bhí mo shuim múscailte sa scéal ón gcéad leathanach, bhí mé sáite sa scéal ón gcéad leathanach 15 verb COMP , ELECTRIC connect up INTRANSITIVEnasc verb c m u 16 verb HURL-CAM in hurling etc TRANSITIVEhúcáil verb c m u 17 verb GOLF in golf TRANSITIVElúb-bhuille a bhualadh ar 18 verb SPOR kick TRANSITIVEcuarchic a bhualadh arhe hooked the ball bhuail sé cuarchic ar an liathróid, chuir sé casadh sa liathróid 19 verb RUGBY in scrum TRANSITIVEhúcáil verb c m u

phrases

to be ringing off the hook

(US) bheith ag bualadh gan stadthe phones have been ringing off the hook all day tá na fóin ag bualadh gan stad, gan staonadh ó mhaidin; níor stad na fóin ag bualadh ó mhaidin

by hook or by crook

ar ais nó ar éigeango breas nó go treaswe'll get to the top of the hill, by hook or by crook bainfimid mullach an chnoic amach, ar ais nó ar éigean

to get your hooks into sb

informal greim a fháil ar dhuinedo chrúba a fháil ar dhuinethe bank has got its hooks into her tá sí i ngreim ag an mbanc, tá sí faoi bhos an chait ag an mbancgreed got its hooks into me fuair an tsaint greim orm, fuair an tsaint an ceann is fearr orm

to get off the hook

(also

to wriggle off the hook

) na cosa a thabhairt leat c m uéalú as sáinnteacht slán as gábhyou won't get off the hook that easily ní scaoilfear leat chomh réidh sin, ní thiocfaidh tú as chomh héasca sin

to get sb off the hook

my solicitor got me off the hook thug mo dhlíodóir slán as an ngábh mé, shábháil mo dhlíodóir mé

hook, line and sinker

we fell for it hook, line and sinker chreideamar gach uile fhocal de

to let sb off the hook

ligean le duinescaoileadh le duineI'll let you off the hook this time ligfidh mé leat an uair seoI won't let you off the hook that easily ní scaoilfidh mé leat chomh réidh sin

off the hook

1 of telephonebainte den chrúcaI think your phone is off the hook sílim go bhfuil do ghuthán bainte den chrúca 2 personare we off the hook? an bhfuilimid saor ó mhilleán?, an bhfuil ár bpeacaí maite dúinn?you're off the hook tá tú saor, tá cead do choise agat, níl aon mhilleán ort

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