hooked
Americanadjective
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bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
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having a hook or hooks.
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made with a hook or by hooking.
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Informal.
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addicted to narcotic drugs.
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slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with.
He was hooked on television.
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Slang. married.
adjective
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bent like a hook
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having a hook or hooks
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caught or trapped
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a slang word for married
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slang addicted to a drug
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(often foll by on) obsessed (with)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hooked
before 1000; Middle English hoked, Old English hōkede. See hook 1, -ed 2, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Some administration officials worry China’s advantage in such models will get other countries hooked on the technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
That was a thing that really hooked me, made me want to audition and made me excited to get this part was that I was like, “I can’t get a grasp on her.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
I’m reminded of this couple who took advice from their neighbors, who hooked them up with a smart financial adviser.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Desperate to save them, records show, doctors inserted tubes into their airways and hooked them up to IVs.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Anya hooked her hands under his shoulder and tugged him, trying to prompt him to sit up.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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