3 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are hooked on a drug, you are addicted to it. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ on ] He spent a number of years hooked on cocaine, heroin and alcohol.
hook|er /hʊ kə r / (hookers ) N‑COUNT A hooker is a prostitute. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ]
hoo k-u p (hook-ups ) also hookup
1 N‑COUNT A hook-up is a connection between two places, systems, or pieces of equipment. □ Water and electric hook-ups are available and facilities are good.
2 N‑COUNT A hook-up is an occasion when people meet, communicate, or work together. [INFORMAL ] □ Her next project was a hook-up with producer Mark Ronson.
3 N‑COUNT A hook-up is a short and casual sexual relationship. [INFORMAL ] □ This relationship was more than just a drunken hook-up.
hooky /hʊ ki/ also hookey PHRASE If a child plays hooky , they stay away from school without permission. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] in BRIT, use play truant
hoo|li|gan /huː l I gən/ (hooligans ) N‑COUNT If you describe people, especially young people, as hooligans , you are critical of them because they behave in a noisy and violent way in a public place. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …riots involving football hooligans.
hoo|li|gan|ism /huː l I gən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Hooliganism is the behaviour and actions of hooligans. □ …police investigating football hooliganism.
hoop /huː p/ (hoops )
1 N‑COUNT A hoop is a large ring made of wood, metal, or plastic.
2 PHRASE If someone makes you jump through hoops , they make you do lots of difficult or boring things in order to please them or achieve something. □ He had the duty receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
hooped /huː pt/ ADJ [ADJ n] If something is hooped , it is decorated with hoops or horizontal stripes, or it contains hoops as part of its structure. [mainly BRIT ] □ …a hooped arbour of iron rods. □ …red hooped sleeves.
hoo|ray /hʊre I /
1 EXCLAM People sometimes shout ' Hooray! ' when they are very happy and excited about something.
2 hip hip hooray → see hip
hoot /huː t/ (hoots , hooting , hooted )
1 VERB If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots , it makes a loud noise on one note. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date. □ [V ] Somewhere in the distance a siren hooted. □ [V + at ] I can be very rude to motorists who hoot at me. ● N‑COUNT Hoot is also a noun. □ Mortlake strode on, ignoring the car, in spite of a further warning hoot. [in AM, usually use honk , toot ]
2 VERB If you hoot , you make a loud high-pitched noise when you are laughing or showing disapproval. □ [V ] The protesters chanted, blew whistles and hooted at the name of Governor Pete Wilson. ● N‑COUNT Hoot is also a noun. □ His confession was greeted with derisive hoots.
3 VERB When an owl hoots , it makes a sound like a long 'oo'. □ [V ] Out in the garden an owl hooted suddenly.
4 PHRASE If you say that you don't give a hoot or don't care two hoots about something, you are emphasizing that you do not care at all about it. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ about/for ] Alan doesn't care two hoots about Irish politics.
hoot|er /huː tə r / (hooters ) N‑COUNT A hooter is a device such as a horn that makes a hooting noise. [BRIT , OLD-FASHIONED ]
hoo|ver /huː və r / (hoovers , hoovering , hoovered )
1 N‑COUNT A Hoover is a vacuum cleaner. [BRIT , TRADEMARK ]
2 VERB If you hoover a room or a carpet, you clean it using a vacuum cleaner. [BRIT ] □ [V n] She hoovered the study and the sitting-room. [Also V ] ● hoo|ver|ing N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] □ I finished off the hoovering upstairs.
hooves /huː vz/ Hooves is a plural of hoof .
hop /hɒ p/ (hops , hopping , hopped )
1 VERB If you hop , you move along by jumping on one foot. □ [V prep/adv] I hopped down three steps. □ [V ] Malcolm hopped rather than walked. ● N‑COUNT Hop is also a noun. □ 'This really is a catchy rhythm, huh?' he added, with a few little hops.
2 VERB When birds and some small animals hop , they move along by jumping on both feet. □ [V prep/adv] A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them. ● N‑COUNT Hop is also a noun. □ The rabbit got up, took four hops and turned round.
3 VERB If you hop somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. [INFORMAL ] □ [V prep/adv] We were the first to arrive and hopped on board.
4 N‑COUNT A hop is a short, quick journey, usually by plane. [INFORMAL ] □ It is a three-hour drive from Geneva but can be reached by a 20-minute hop in a private helicopter.
5 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Hops are flowers that are dried and used for making beer.
6 PHRASE If you are caught on the hop , you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ His plans almost caught security chiefs and hotel staff on the hop.
hope ◆◆◆ /hoʊ p/ (hopes , hoping , hoped )
1 VERB If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. □ [V ] She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray. □ [V + for ] He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation. □ [V to-inf] I hope to get a job within the next two weeks. □ [V that] The researchers hope that such a vaccine could be available in about ten years' time. □ [V so/not ] 'We'll speak again.'—'I hope so.'