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hook something down

1. Lit. to attach something and hold it down with a hook. Please hook the lid down so it doesn't fall off. Please hook down the lid.

2. Sl. to toss something down to someone. Hook another can of beer down to me, will you? Hook down another can of beer.

3. Sl. to eat something quickly; to gobble something up. Wally hooked the first hamburger down and ordered another. He hooked down two more burgers in a few minutes.

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We let them off the hook down there, we gave them a couple of soft tries, so hopefully this time we can make up for that. We need to follow May's example says Tait by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) With Shane Williams outside on the overlap the try was on but Leicester scrum-half Harry Ellis produced a desperate, brilliant tackle to haul Hook down from behind. Rugby Union: MARTIN'S BLAST AT CUP FLOPS; Tigers far from best - ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Cork know they were let off the hook down in Waterford the other night and manager Damien Richardson, while blaming the inclement weather as a reason for their near Cup exit, will be looking for a big improvement tomorrow night. Football: United take second bite at success; REPLAY SPECIALISTS ... by The Mirror (London, England)			homework hone for honest honest and aboveboard honest to God Honest to goodness honest-to-goodness Honesty is the best policy honey honeymoon honk at honor honor as honor check honor for honor with honour hooched hood hoodwink hoodwink into hoodwink out of hoof hoof it hook hook down hook in hook into hook on hook oneself on hook up hook up with hook, line, and sinker hooked on hoop hoot hoot and holler hoot off the stage hoots hop hop in hop off hop on hop to it Hop to it! hop up hope hope against hope Hope deferred makes the heart sick hope for hope for the best			HÖOK hook & deliver technique Hook (disambiguation) Hook (disambiguation) Hook (disambiguation) Hook (disambiguation) Hook (disambiguation) Hook A Brother Up Hook A Kid On Golf hook and eye Hook and loop Hook and loop Hook and loop Hook and loop fastener Hook and loop fastener Hook and loop fastener Hook and Tucker Analyzer Hook Associated Protein 1 Hook bill hook bolt hook bone hook bone hook bone hook bone hook bone hook butt scarf hook check hook collector transistor Hook Content Formula Hook Data Readout hook down Hook function hook gage hook grasp hook in hook into Hook It Up Hook Kick Hook Kick Hook Kick Hook Kick Hook ladder Hook Length Formula hook line and sinker Hook motion Hook Mountain Yacht Club hook nose Hook of Holland Hook of Holland hook on hook on hook oneself on hook operation Hook Pile Tape hook scarf hook shot hook shots Hook Size 22 Olive Bodied Adams hook spanner Hook squid

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