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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They would remain there, amid the dunes and dappled sunlight of Cape Cod’s hooked terminus, until Cook’s death in 2004.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Casemiro was hooked because a teenager was making him look like an old man.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Now Strike 3 appears to have hooked a big fish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
The viral German World Cup fan gets hooked up with a top-tier hotel, courtesy of NFL star J.J.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
Clare unclasped his cloak for the last time and hooked it around Gingersnipes, enveloping her in its velvet folds.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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