Phrase guide

hook and eye

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: closure, fastener

2

noun

Meaning 2

a kind of fastener used on clothing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: телено копче (teleno kopče) — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Catalan: gafet — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Chinese Mandarin: 风纪扣 (fēngjìkòu) — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Chinese Mandarin: 风纪扣儿 (fēngjìkòur) — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Esperanto: agrafo — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Finnish: hakanen ja vastakappale — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • French: agrafe et porte — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • German: Heftel — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • German: Haftel — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Greek: κόπιτσα (kópitsa) — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Ido: agrafo — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Irish: lúb is corrán — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Irish: crúca is cró — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hekte og malje — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hekte og malje — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hekte og melle — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Polish: haftka — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Russian: крючо́к (krjučók) — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Spanish: corchete — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Swedish: hyska och hake — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
  • Turkish: kopça — a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening