Watson Flub Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "HOOK" which means:

noun
• • A catch for locking a door
• • A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
• • Anything that serves as an enticement
• • A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
• • A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
• • A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
• • A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
• • A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
verb
• • Fasten with a hook
• • Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
• • Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
• • Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
• • Take by theft
• • Make off with belongings of others
• • Hit with a hook
• • Catch with a hook
• • To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
• • Secure with the foot
• • Entice and trap
• • Approach with an offer of sexual favors

An example sentence would be:

• • "I hung my jacket on the hook by the front door."
• • "He caught a fish with a sharp hook."

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