hooked

[ hookt ]
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adjective
  1. bent like a hook; hook-shaped.

  2. having a hook or hooks.

  1. made with a hook or by hooking.

  2. Informal.

    • addicted to narcotic drugs.

    • slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with: He was hooked on television.

  3. Slang. married.

Origin of hooked

1
before 1000; Middle English hoked,Old English hōkede.See hook1, -ed2,-ed3

Other words from hooked

  • hook·ed·ness [hook-id-nis], /ˈhuk ɪd nɪs/, noun
  • sub·hooked, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hooked

hooked

/ (hʊkt) /


adjective
  1. bent like a hook

  2. having a hook or hooks

  1. caught or trapped

  2. a slang word for married

  3. slang addicted to a drug

  4. (often foll by on) obsessed (with)

Derived forms of hooked

  • hookedness (ˈhʊkɪdnɪs), noun

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