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Meaning of hook it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To depart in a hurry; to clear out.

idiomatic, intransitive, slang

Examples

“Duncan was wounded, and the escort hooked it.”
“"So you can hook it," concluded Cripps, waving Melons away as though he might consider the affair now settled entirely to his satisfaction.”
“‘Did she cry?’ ‘She began to, but I can't stand women when they cry, so I said she'd better hook it.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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