/ Dictionary / Index H Hooks: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hooks Pronunciation: (hooks), [key] — n. born 1925, U.S. lawyer, clergyman, and civil-rights advocate: executive director of the NAACP 1977–93. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hooks (Thesaurus) Hook of Holland hook shot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language