underhook
noun, verb
underhook is spelled U-N-D-E-R-H-O-O-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, underhook means “A clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of underhook is underhooks.
How many letters and syllables are in underhook?
| Letters | 9: U-N-D-E-R-H-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is underhook?
Underhook appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce underhook?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underhook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underhook
- underhooks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- underhooking participle, present
- underhooked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does underhook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clinch hold performed by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body.
verb
- 1
To use such a hold upon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underhook come from?
From under- + hook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).