take one's hook

verb

To depart in a hurry; to clear out.

Similar
hook itsling one's hook
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbtake one's hook (third-person singular simple present takes one's hook, present participle taking one's hook, simple past took one's hook, past participle taken one's hook)

present singular third person takes one's hook · participle present taking one's hook · past took one's hook · participle past taken one's hook

  1. idiomaticintransitiveslangTo depart in a hurry; to clear out.

    I'll have none of you fellows dangiing about here; my daughter is off to Cairo, so is the old woman, and I guess that she was hitched to Elisha Kent yesterday! Now take your hook.

    1893, Parker Gillmore, Leaves from a Sportsman's Diary, page 131

    Synonyms: hook it, sling one's hook

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo depart in a hurry; to clear out.

Similar
hook itsling one's hook
Also see
hook it
Cite this entry
APA

take one's hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20hook

MLA

“take one's hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20hook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take one's hook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20hook.

Source: take one's hook on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.