rehook

Fasten once more

To rehook is to hook again—reattaching something that has come unhooked or establishing a new connection after one was broken.

A bra strap gets rehooked, a fish that escaped gets rehooked, a phone line gets rehooked: I had to rehook the trailer after it came loose.

fastening

reattach

Connect again after separation

relink · reclasp · recouple · latch · snap · clasp · buckle · velcro · carabiner · gate latch

reconnection

reattach

Connect again after separation

replug · reengage · recouple · trailer hitch · chain link · bungee · winch · cable · harness · rigging

fishing

recast

Reform or reassign roles

snag · strike · hookset · catch-and-release · barbless · treble · live bait · lure · fly · spinner

Opposites
attachment action

rehookunhook

Release from a curved fastener

detach · disconnect · unfasten · disengage · uncouple

permanence of connection

rehookweld

Heat-fused metal joint

solder · cement · rivet · fuse · anchor

Family

rehooked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G