"take one's hook" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes one's hook [present, singular, third-person], taking one's hook [participle, present], took one's hook [past], taken one's hook [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> one's hook}} take 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)
  1. (slang, intransitive, idiomatic) To depart in a hurry; to clear out. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, slang Synonyms: hook it, sling one's hook
    Sense id: en-take_one's_hook-en-verb-fWSaoWKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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