hooked

[hookt]

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

/ 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)

Other Word Forms

• hookedness noun
• subhooked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hooked¹

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

Example Sentences

This is a means for electrical signals to be sent and received, with the results recorded on a normal computer hooked up to the system.

From BBC

"I did get hooked on apples for a while," he said.

From BBC

It’s the first hit to get the crowd hooked for the rest of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

She tells me that though she hadn't read Emma before being approached by the Rose's Christopher Haydon, who is directing the play, she was hooked once she started it.

From BBC

"She knows what she's doing. She's got everybody hooked from the books," Brown says.

From BBC

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