勾
draw hook mark; outline; daub; attract; combine; math term; surname
Meanings
8 senses · 36 examplesverb
mark with hook shape to delete or extract
neutralCommonly used in editing documents or marking texts.
The editor crossed out the redundant paragraphs in the article.
Please highlight the most brilliant parallel sentences in this speech draft.
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The teacher marked the wrong questions in my homework with a hook.
Please select the correct answers by marking them with hooks.
He struck out the unreasonable clauses in the contract.
verb
draw outline; sketch
neutralUsed for creating preliminary sketches or defining shapes.
The art teacher asked us to sketch the outline of an apple with a pencil.
He drew a quick sketch of a person.
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The architect outlined the appearance of a villa.
I will first draw the outline then add color.
She drew the shape of a cloud.
verb
caulk; fill joints
formalRefers to masonry work for sealing building gaps.
The workers are caulking the joints of the newly built brick wall.
The decorator used cement to fill the gaps between the tiles.
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The wall joints of the old house need to be re-caulked.
Caulking wall joints is one of the important steps in decoration.
He used lime paste to fill the gaps of the wooden window.
verb
thicken with starch
informalSpecifically refers to adding starch to thicken sauces or soups in cooking.
Remember to thicken the sauce with starch when cooking to make it more viscous.
This Yu Xiang Rou Si dish needs to be thickened with starch and the sauce reduced.
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The soup my mom thickens with starch is always delicious.
You must thicken the soup with starch when making a thick soup.
He accidentally added too much starch, making the dish too sticky.
verb
attract; arouse; lure
neutralCan refer to attracting people, memories, emotions, etc.
This old photo aroused my childhood memories.
His gaze held my attention.
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This newly opened milk tea shop attracted many young people to check in.
The captivating music made him stop in his tracks.
That mysterious story aroused my curiosity.
verb
connect; link up; collude
neutralCan refer to interpersonal connections or secret collusions, often with negative connotations when used for colluding.
They partnered together to win this big project.
The police found that two criminal gangs colluded to commit the crime.
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These two schools of thought joined together to propose a new theory.
They secretly colluded to sell the company's secrets.
These two companies joined forces to seize market share.
noun
shorter right-angle side of right triangle
technicalA mathematical term used in traditional Chinese geometry.
In ancient Chinese mathematics, the 'gou' in the Gougu Theorem refers to the shorter right-angle side.
The teacher mentioned the difference between 'gou' and 'gu' when explaining the Gougu Theorem.
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The length of the shorter right-angle side of this right triangle is 3 centimeters.
The 'gu' in the Gougu Theorem is the longer right-angle side.
noun
surname Gou
neutralA common Chinese surname.
Mr. Gou is a new colleague in our company.
Teacher Gou teaches us Chinese.