Definition of hook, line, and sinker
hook, line, and sinker 
adjective
- completely.
My parents bought the excuse hook, line, and sinker.
- See more words with the same meaning: very, extremely, completely, in a grand way.
Last edited on Apr 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 26 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'very, extremely, completely, in a grand way': | |
| Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of; many; much. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is strange or different. | |
| Definitions include: Also freaking; fricking. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way. | |
| Definitions include: far less vulgar replacement for "fucking". | |
| Definitions include: fully; extraordinarily; powerfully. | |
| Definitions include: very; really; extremely. | |
| Definitions include: "fucking". | |
| Definitions include: "very". | |
| Definitions include: very. | |
| Definitions include: used with a verb to indicate that verb is performed with vigor. | |
| Definitions include: to lie. | |
| Definitions include: an intensifier. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: Assault and Battery | |
| Definitions include: Rain. | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: Without substance, All talk and no action | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'hook': | |
| Definitions include: A jerk or bastard. | |
| Definitions include: "hell". | |
| Definitions include: one's home, or place of living | |
| Definitions include: house. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of "hook up". | |
| Definitions include: A ghetto form of "please give me." | |
| Definitions include: addicted. | |
| Definitions include: Hooking is the slang word for understanding or knowing. | |
| Definitions include: a person who provides illegal drugs. | |
| Definitions include: See hook up. | |
| Definitions include: see off the hook. | |
| Definitions include: hands. | |
| Definitions include: extreme; wild; awesome. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of off the hook. | |
| Definitions include: Off the hook. So bad ass that it's out of control! | |
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Other terms relating to 'line': | |
| Definitions include: a very small distinction. | |
| Definitions include: to do something inappropriate. | |
| Definitions include: To inhale cocaine | |
| Definitions include: in an organization chart, a solid line is used to indicate the relationship between a manager and their reports. | |
| Definitions include: Somewhere south of your current location. | |
| Definitions include: to establish a limit. | |
| Definitions include: to be responsible for failure. | |
| Definitions include: to reveal the truth. | |
| Definitions include: a pick-up line. | |
| Definitions include: profession. | |
| Definitions include: to inject a drug into a vein. | |
| Definitions include: A telephone number that is used by the police to enable citizens to provide anonymous information. | |
| Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext. | |
| Definitions include: a designated pickup point for slugs (i.e. commute-time "hitchhikers".) | |
| Definitions include: to obey the rules or orders. | |
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Other terms relating to 'sink': | |
| Definitions include: everything. | |
| Definitions include: a biscuit. | |
| Definitions include: a project that is capable of consuming a practically unlimited amount of time. | |
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