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hooked

American  
[hookt] / hʊkt /

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 British  
/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

  • hookedness noun
  • subhooked adjective

Etymology

Origin of hooked

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

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