hooked

[ hoo kt ]

/ hʊkt /

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adjective

bent like a hook; hook-shaped.

having a hook or hooks.

made with a hook or by hooking.

Informal.

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

Slang. married.

Words nearby hooked

hook-tip, hook-up, hookah, hooke, hooke's law, hooked, hooked rug, hooker, hooker's green, hookey, hooknose

Origin of hooked

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/, nounsub·hooked, adjective

Definition for hooked (2 of 3)

hook¹

[ hoo k ]

/ hʊk /

noun

a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.

a fishhook.

anything that catches; snare; trap.

something that attracts attention or serves as an enticement: The product is good but we need a sales hook to get people to buy it.

something having a sharp curve, bend, or angle at one end, as a mark or symbol.

a sharp curve or angle in the length or course of anything.

a curved arm of land jutting into the water; a curved peninsula: Sandy Hook.

a recurved and pointed organ or appendage of an animal or plant.

a small curved catch inserted into a loop to form a clothes fastener.

Sports.

the path described by a ball, as in baseball, bowling, or golf, that curves in a direction opposite to the throwing hand or to the side of the ball from which it was struck.
a ball describing such a path.

Boxing. a short, circular punch delivered with the elbow bent.

Music.

Also called flag, pennant. a stroke or line attached to the stem of eighth notes, sixteenth notes, etc.
an appealing melodic phrase, orchestral ornament, refrain, etc., often important to a popular song's commercial success.

Metalworking. an accidental short bend formed in a piece of bar stock during rolling.

hooks, Slang. hands or fingers: Get your hooks off that cake!

Underworld Slang. a pickpocket.

Also called deck hook. Nautical. a triangular plate or knee that binds together the stringers and plating at each end of a vessel.

verb (used with object)

to seize, fasten, suspend from, pierce, or catch hold of and draw with or as if with a hook.

to catch (fish) with a fishhook.

Slang. to steal or seize by stealth.

Informal. to catch or trick by artifice; snare.

(of a bull or other horned animal) to catch on the horns or attack with the horns.

to catch hold of and draw (loops of yarn) through cloth with or as if with a hook.

to make (a rug, garment, etc.) in this fashion.

Sports. to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook results.

Boxing. to deliver a hook with: The champion hooked a right to his opponent's jaw.

Rugby. to push (a ball) backward with the foot in scrummage from the front line.

to make hook-shaped; crook.

verb (used without object)

to become attached or fastened by or as if by a hook.

to curve or bend like a hook.

Sports.

(of a player) to hook the ball.
(of a ball) to describe a hook in course.

Slang. to depart hastily: We'd better hook for home.

Verb Phrases

hook up,

to fasten with a hook or hooks.
to assemble or connect, as the components of a machine: to hook up a stereo system.
to connect to a central source, as of power or water: The house hasn't been hooked up to the city's water system yet.
Informal. to join, meet, or become associated with: He never had a decent job until he hooked up with this company.
Informal. to have casual sex or a romantic date without a long-term commitment: He doesn't know her very well, but he hooked up with her a couple of times.

Origin of hook

before 900; 1830–40, Americanism for def 36; Middle English hoke (noun and v.), Old English hōc (noun); cognate with Dutch hoek hook, angle, corner; akin to German Haken, Old Norse haki

OTHER WORDS FROM hook

hook·less, adjectivehook·like, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hook

penance pennants

Definition for hooked (3 of 3)

hook²

[ hoo k ]

/ hʊk /

verb (used without object)

Slang. to work as a prostitute.

Origin of hook

back formation from hooker¹

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Examples from the Web for hooked

Ignoring people you hooked up with at Shooters when encountering them on campus is a quintessential Duke experience.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating|Ellie Schaack|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When I asked why he stayed as long as he did, James said hopelessness kept him hooked.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At his trial, he also said he was hooked on coke from the age of 8.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby|Marlow Stern|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Beth is working from inside the hospital to secure the drugs Carol needs and to keep her hooked up to an IV drip.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“So I got hooked on finding the real stories of these people and these movies and these cultural influences,” he said.
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each time he hooked a fish he repeated: "My lad, you shouldn't fish; you should angle."
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies|Frank Worthington
In an instant a huge albatross pounced down on the tempting bait, and was hooked.
Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston
It gave me a cold sensation to realize I was hooked to a huge, dangerous fish.
Tales of Fishes|Zane Grey
The swivel is made of the joint of a fir tree, and any number of lines may be hooked on to it.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord
Those ships have been put out in orbit, where we're hooked on to one of them.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for hooked (1 of 2)

hooked

/ (hʊkt) /

adjective

bent like a hook

having a hook or hooks

caught or trapped

a slang word for married

slang addicted to a drug

(often foll by on) obsessed (with)

Derived forms of hooked

hookedness (ˈhʊkɪdnɪs), noun

British Dictionary definitions for hooked (2 of 2)

hook

/ (hʊk) /

noun

a piece of material, usually metal, curved or bent and used to suspend, catch, hold, or pull something

short for fish-hook

a trap or snare

mainly US something that attracts or is intended to be an attraction

something resembling a hook in design or use

a sharp bend or angle in a geological formation, esp a river
a sharply curved spit of land

boxing a short swinging blow delivered from the side with the elbow bent

cricket a shot in which the ball is hit square on the leg side with the bat held horizontally

golf a shot that causes the ball to swerve sharply from right to left

surfing the top of a breaking wave

Also called: hookcheck ice hockey the act of hooking an opposing player

music a stroke added to the stem of a written or printed note to indicate time values shorter than a crotchet

a catchy musical phrase in a pop song

another name for a sickle

a nautical word for anchor

by hook or crook or by hook or by crook by any means

get the hook US and Canadian slang to be dismissed from employment

hook, line, and sinker informal completelyhe fell for it hook, line, and sinker

off the hook

slang out of danger; free from obligation or guilt
(of a telephone receiver) not on the support, so that incoming calls cannot be received

on one's own hook slang, mainly US on one's own initiative

on the hook slang

waiting
in a dangerous or difficult situation

sling one's hook British slang to leave

verb

(often foll by up) to fasten or be fastened with or as if with a hook or hooks

(tr) to catch (something, such as a fish) on a hook

to curve like or into the shape of a hook

(tr) (of bulls, elks, etc) to catch or gore with the horns

(tr) to make (a rug) by hooking yarn through a stiff fabric backing with a special instrument

(tr often foll by down) to cut (grass or herbage) with a sickleto hook down weeds

boxing to hit (an opponent) with a hook

ice hockey to impede (an opposing player) by catching hold of him with the stick

golf to play (a ball) with a hook

rugby to obtain and pass (the ball) backwards from a scrum to a member of one's team, using the feet

cricket to play (a ball) with a hook

(tr) informal to trick

(tr) a slang word for steal

hook it slang to run or go quickly away

Derived forms of hook

hookless, adjectivehooklike, adjective

Word Origin for hook

Old English hōc; related to Middle Dutch hōk, Old Norse haki

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Idioms and Phrases with hooked

hook

In addition to the idioms beginning with hook

hook or crook
hook up

also see:

by hook or crook
off the hook
on one's own account (hook)

hooked

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Definition for hooked (2 of 3)

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verb (used without object)

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Definition for hooked (3 of 3)

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adjective

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noun

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