Hooklike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʊklaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪdɹətʃˌaɹɪtˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪdɹətʃˌaɹɪtˈeɪʃəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʊklaɪk/.

Examples

hooklike thorns

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hooked

Parts of Speech

adjective

having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

“hooklike thorns”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hakenartig

einen Haken haben oder ihm ähneln (insbesondere in der Fähigkeit zu greifen und zu halten)

🇫🇷French

en forme de crochet

avoir ou ressembler à un crochet (en particulier dans la capacité de saisir et de tenir)

🇪🇸Spanish

en forma de gancho

tener o parecerse a un gancho (especialmente en la capacidad de agarrar y sostener)

🇮🇹Italian

uncinato

avere o assomigliare ad un gancio (soprattutto nella capacità di afferrare e trattenere)

🇳🇱Dutch

haakachtig

een haak hebben of erop lijken (vooral wat betreft het vermogen om vast te pakken en vast te houden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

semelhante a um gancho

ter ou se assemelhar a um gancho (especialmente na capacidade de agarrar e segurar)

🇷🇺Russian

крючковидный

наличие или сходство с крючком (особенно в способности хватать и удерживать)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हुक जैसा

हुक जैसा होना या उसके समान होना (विशेषकर पकड़ने और पकड़ने की क्षमता में)

🇧🇩Bengali

হুক মত

একটি হুক থাকা বা তার অনুরূপ (বিশেষ করে উপলব্ধি এবং ধরে রাখার ক্ষমতা)

🇮🇳Tamil

கொக்கி போன்ற

ஒரு கொக்கி இருப்பது அல்லது ஒத்திருக்கிறது (குறிப்பாகப் பிடித்து வைத்திருக்கும் திறனில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

హుక్లాంటి

హుక్‌ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా పోలి ఉండటం (ముఖ్యంగా పట్టుకునే మరియు పట్టుకునే సామర్థ్యంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

हुकसारखे

हुक असणे किंवा त्याच्यासारखे असणे (विशेषत: पकडणे आणि धरून ठेवण्याच्या क्षमतेमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હૂક જેવું

હૂક હોવું અથવા તેના જેવું લાગે છે (ખાસ કરીને પકડવાની અને પકડવાની ક્ષમતામાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಂಡಿಯಂತೆ

ಕೊಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲುವ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊളുത്ത് പോലെ

ഒരു ഹുക്ക് ഉള്ളതോ സാദൃശ്യമുള്ളതോ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പിടിക്കാനും പിടിക്കാനുമുള്ള കഴിവിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁੱਕ ਵਰਗਾ

ਇੱਕ ਹੁੱਕ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੋਣਾ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਸਮਝਣ ਅਤੇ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہک نما

ہک کا ہونا یا اس سے مشابہت (خاص طور پر پکڑنے اور پکڑنے کی صلاحیت میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

钩状

具有或类似钩子（尤其是抓握能力）

🇯🇵Japanese

鉤状の

フックを持つ、またはフックに似ている（特に掴んで保持する能力において）

🇰🇷Korean

후크 같은

갈고리를 갖거나 닮은 것(특히 붙잡고 잡는 능력에서)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

như móc câu

có hoặc giống như một cái móc (đặc biệt là ở khả năng nắm và giữ)

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนตะขอ

มีหรือคล้ายตะขอ (โดยเฉพาะความสามารถในการจับและถือ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti kait

memiliki atau menyerupai kail (terutama dalam kemampuan menggenggam dan menahan)

🇵🇭Filipino

parang kawit

pagkakaroon o kahawig ng isang kawit (lalo na sa kakayahang humawak at humawak)

🇲🇾Malay

seperti cangkuk

mempunyai atau menyerupai cangkuk (terutama dalam keupayaan untuk menggenggam dan memegang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هوكليكي

وجود خطاف أو يشبهه (خاصة في القدرة على الإمساك والإمساك)

🇮🇷Persian

قلاب مانند

داشتن یا شبیه قلاب (به ویژه در توانایی گرفتن و نگه داشتن)

🇹🇷Turkish

kancaya benzeyen

Kancaya sahip olmak veya kancaya benzemek (özellikle kavrama ve tutma yeteneği açısından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוי קרס

בעל קרס או דומה לו (במיוחד ביכולת לתפוס ולהחזיק)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hooklike'?

The primary meaning of 'hooklike' is 'having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)'.

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Using 'hooklike' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hooklike' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hooklike' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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