hooked

[ hookt ]

adjective

1. bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
2. having a hook or hooks.
3. made with a hook or by hooking.
4. Informal.
   1. addicted to narcotic drugs.
   2. slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with:

      He was hooked on television.

5. Slang. married.

hooked

/ ˈhʊkɪdnɪs; hʊkt /

adjective

1. bent like a hook
2. having a hook or hooks
3. caught or trapped
4. a slang word for married
5. slang.
   addicted to a drug
6. often foll by on obsessed (with)

Derived Forms

• hookedness, noun

Other Words From

• hook·ed·ness [hook, -id-nis], noun
• sub·hooked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hooked¹

before 1000; Middle English hoked, Old English hōkede. See hook ¹, -ed ², -ed ³

Example Sentences

"He was trying to get me hooked on crack so he could do whatever he wanted to me," one of the women told the BBC.

From BBC

"We finally hooked up, even though it was tension conditions in the beginning," Jones said at the event.

From BBC

Cowboys, murderous revenge plots and family secrets have kept Yellowstone fans hooked since 2018.

From BBC

I had my doubts about Corona-based Corona Tools’ new Dead Header Snips, but the minute I tried them I was hooked.

From Los Angeles Times

"You concentrate and you try to make sense of something that’s essentially nonsense and, actually, that’s part of getting you hooked further in."

From BBC

Related Words

• angled
• arched
• beaked
• bent
• crooked
• curved