noun

• One who, or that which, hooks.
• A small fishing boat.
• (nautical, slang, derogatory) Any antiquated craft.
• (rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.
• (cricket) A batsman or batswoman adept at or fond of playing hook shots.
• A crocheter.
• (informal, dated) Synonym of hook (“attention-grabbing element of a creative work”)
• (archaic, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a pole with a hook on the end to steal goods.
• (US, slang) A prostitute.
• (slang, dated, 1920s to 1940s) An imprecise measure of alcoholic drink; a "slug" (of gin), or an overlarge gulp.
• A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of hooks.
• A number of places in the United States:
• An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
• An unincorporated community in Dade County, Georgia.
• An unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky.
• A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.
• Two townships in Nebraska, in Dixon County and Gage County.
• An unincorporated community in Fairfield County, Ohio.
• A small city in Texas County, Oklahoma.
• An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota.
• Alternative spelling of hookah [(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.]