ALL meanings of hook and eye
hook and eye
H h - noun hook and eye a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar. 1
- noun hook and eye a three-piece latching device consisting of a hook attached to a screw eye or an eyebolt and a separate screw eye or eyebolt that the hook engages as it bridges a gap, as one between a door and a jamb or a gate and a gatepost. 1
- noun hook and eye Also called eyehook. the two-piece portion of such a device consisting of a hook and a screw eye. 1
- noun hook and eye two-piece fastening 1
- noun hook and eye closure, fastening: with hook and eye 1
- noun hook and eye a fastening for clothes consisting of a small hook hooked onto a small metal or thread loop 0
- noun hook and eye a device for fastening clothes, etc., consisting of a small loop and a hook that catches on it 0
- noun hook and eye A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening. 0