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.

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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

Example Sentences

And one of the biggest complaints is that they remove the elements of gut instinct and luck that keep people hooked on fantasy leagues.

From BBC

The possibility of kaiju battles was definitely what initially drew me to the show, but the humans have kept me hooked.

From Los Angeles Times

"I knew that I was hooked. I believed him. I did fall in love, yes I did."

From BBC

In a new era of heightened trade barriers, he added, “If all these economies and markets are less hooked together than they used to be, then there are greater benefits in diversification.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That is a reflection, say experts, of nuclear’s high costs, public skepticism and missed promises on new technologies such as small, factory-made reactors that can be hooked up to the grid quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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