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hooked Definition

hooked (ho̵okt)

adjective

  1. curved like a hook
  2. having a hook or hooks
  3. ☆ made with a hook a hooked rug
  4. Slang
    1. addicted as to the use of a drug: often with on
    2. preoccupied or obsessed with a person, fad, etc.: often with on
  5. Slang married

hooked Synonyms

hooked

modif.

  1. Bent

    curved, angled, arched; see bent, crooked 1.

  2. Addicted

    dependant, using, anywhere*, on*.

hooked Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • instantly: The young Gabriele was instantly hooked - she examined everything from hair strands to spit, from yogurt to flour.
  • truly: He was well and truly hooked on the steam scene.
  • totally: I take pills for my epilepsy as well as these sleeping pills and I am totally hooked on them now.
  • completely: Yet, Darling appears completely hooked to this agenda.
  • once: Once hooked, users need heroin just to feel normal.
  • so: I'm so hooked, I haven't even watched Buffy since I got it!

Preposition: on

  • stuff: My only warning is don't get hooked on this stuff as your work ethic will probably become worse than ever!
  • drug: Homer Simpson goes to pot Ananova reports that Homer Simpson gets hooked on drugs in the new series of The Simpsons.
  • book: I became hooked on books through reading Enid Blyton, particularly the Famous Five series.
  • game: But if you get hooked on the game, you'll soon find another reason to keep coming back: the people.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • get: Then, when he's got Brits hooked, he'll crack the USA and Europe.
  • keep: In EastEnders her character Kathy - who wed Phil Mitchell, played by Steve McFadden - kept viewers hooked.

Modifies a noun

  • beak: He has a sharp hooked beak, colored dark blue.
  • nose: Victoria has an apparent hooked nose, caused by a weak die strike in the area of the eyeball.
  • fish: A deep hooked fish is normally a dead fish!
  • stick: Tudor Pole takes the hooked stick from the Herald.
  • shot: Bar In the clubhouse bar you can sit back, relax and exchange tales of missed putts, and hooked shots.
  • end: The hooked end avoids snagging once the wiring has been attached.

Used with adjective complement

  • get: Why did Brian get hooked on the blues in the first place?
  • become: You may just become hooked, like I am.

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