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2. cheat, Inf. gyp, SI. gaff, SI. take, Inf. flimflam, hoax, SI. hornswoggle; defraud, mulct, bilk, cozen, swindle, fleece, SI. pluck; rook, victimize, U.S. Inf. bunco, Archaic, chouse, exploit, impose on or upon, take advantage of, Inf. diddle, Inf. do.

hoof, n. trotter, foot, unguis, cloven hoof, Scot. and North Eng. cloot; paw, pad, coffin, Zool. forefoot, hand, extremity,

hoofed, adj. ungulate, ungulous; cloven-hoofed, cloven-footed.

hook, n. 1. scythe, sickle; falchion, cutlass, scimitar, saber.
2. snag, trap, snare, springe, noose.
3. crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn, horseshoe, loop; curve, curvature, incurvature, bow, arc, turn, twist, tortuosity; bend, bending, flexion, flexure, inflection.
4. holdfast, fastening, clasp, catch, clip, snap, hook and eye, fastener; pin, buckle, agraffe; clamp, vise, brace.
5. by

hook or by

crook somehow or other, no matter how, by any means, in one way or another, somehow, someway.
6. hook, line, and sinker Informal, entirely, completely, through and through, wholly, thoroughly.
7. off the hook Slang,

a. exonerated, cleared, let off, vindicated, acquitted, b. under no obligation, uncommitted, unpledged, not bound.
-v. 8. ensnare, enmesh, entrap, snag, catch, catch hold of; seize, capture, nab, collar, noose; fasten, clasp, grip.
9. trick, hoodwink, bamboozle, beguile; dupe, hoax, inveigle, take in, gull; put one over, get around.
10. angle off, shoot off at an angle, bear off; meander, zigzag, wind, wind in and out, sinuate; bend, crook, flex, bow, twist, curve.
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hook up a. hitch, harness, moor, picket; fasten, join, connect, unite, tie, bind, lash; chain, couple, link, concatenate; lace, string, tether; attach, annex, affix, b. assemble, put together, piece together, lay together.

hooked, adj. 1. aquiline, falcate, falciform, Biol. uncinate, adunc, Anat. hamate, Biol, hamular, Biol. hamulate, Biol, hamulose, hook-shaped, hook-like; crooked, bent, flexed, bowed, arcuate, twisted, contorted; curved, incurvated, angular, curled, spiral, looped.
2. Slang, dependent on, devoted to, given to; drug-dependent, Inf. strung-out.

hookup, n. 1. connection, connecting, conjunction, conjoining, coupling; combination, junction, unification, accouplement, joinder; tie-up, link, linking, joining, splicing.
2. alliance, coalition, entente, union, federation, confederation.

hooligan, n. ruffian, rowdy, hoodlum, Inf. roughneck. See - ruffian (def. 1).

hoop, n. 1. ring, band, wheel, cordon, annulus; bracelet, circlet, armlet, collar; All Basketball, basket, Inf. ring, rim.
2. hoop skirt, crinoline, farthingale, hoop petticoat. -v. 3. circle, surround, encircle, ring; belt, girdle, gird, enclose, hedge in, hem in; ring round, circumnavigate, circumambulate, ensphere; encompass, compass, envelop, embrace,

hoot, v. 1. bellow, bawl, caterwaul, yowl, yelp; clamor, shout, roar, chorus, Inf. holler.
2. deride, cry down, express disapproval, laugh to scorn, hoot off the stage or platform; catcall, boo, hiss, jeer, fleer, scoff, snort, hiss and boo; point the finger of scorn at, point at, SI. razz, SI. give the raspberry or Bronx cheer; flout, ridicule, gibe, twit, taunt, mock, revile.