Hoek

1. corner [noun] [de hoek, de hoeken]

Examples:
– "In New York kun je op bijna iedere hoek van de straat een hotdog kopen."
("In New York City one can buy a hotdog at the corner of almost every street." Literally: "…at almost every corner of the street…")

– "Toen de drugsdealer merkte dat hij gevolgd werd, sloeg hij snel de hoek van de straat om."
("When the drug dealer noticed that he was being followed, he quickly turned around the corner of the street." The verb "omslaan" is also used to turn a page: "een pagina omslaan".)

– "Het brutale kind moest in de hoek van de klas staan."
("The insolent child had to stand in the corner of the classroom.")

Expression:
– "Iemand alle hoeken van de kamer laten zien."
("To beat the living daylights out of someone." Literally: "to show somebody all corners of the room".)

2. angle [noun] [de hoek, de hoeken]

Examples:
– "Hoeveel graden is deze hoek?"
("How many degrees is this angle?")

– "Vrouwen bekijken dingen vaak vanuit een andere hoek dan mannen."
("Women often look at things from a different angle than men do.")

– "Vrachtwagens moeten nu verplicht een dode hoek sensor hebben."
("It is mandatory for trucks to have a blind spot sensor now." Lit.: "Trucks must have… mandatorily now.")

3. hook [noun] [de hoek, de hoeken]

Examples:
Hoek– "Hoek van Holland is een bekende plaats aan zee."
("Hook of Holland is a well-known town at the sea." Actually "Hoek van Holland" is officially treated as a district of the city of Rotterdam.)

– "De bokser werd met één directe rechtse hoek gevloerd."
("The boxer was floored with one direct right hook.")

Related word:
– "Iemand neerhoeken": <informal:> to knock somebody out.

Extra:
Although "hook" is translated with "hoek" in the context of boxing, "hook" is usually translated with "haak" in Dutch. "Haak" is used in the context of a bent (sharp) metal object, for example a fishing hook: "vishaak". Peter Pan’s most feared opponent Captain Hook would be "Kapitein Haak" 🙂