hook

tool used to grab onto, connect, or attach to something, like for hanging or fishing
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hook

Summary

hook is a type of physical object by use[1]. hook draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_physical_object_by_use category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • hook's instance of is recorded as type of physical object by use[3].
  • hook is a type of fastener[4].
  • hook is a type of connector[5].
  • hook's Commons category is recorded as Hooks[6].
  • hook's said to be the same as is recorded as rectangular hook[7].
  • hook's Unicode character is recorded as 🪝[8].
  • hook's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hooks[9].
  • hook's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[10].
  • hook's different from is recorded as Gancho[11].
  • hook's different from is recorded as Hook[12].
  • hook's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03532672-n[13].

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Definition and Type

hook's instance of is recorded as type of physical object by use[3]. Recorded subclass of include fastener[4] and connector[5].

Why It Matters

hook draws 289 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_physical_object_by_use category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] hook has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] hook is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Gancho, Hook
    Subclass of fastener, connector
    Instance of
    Aliases
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26996, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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