hooked

HUUKT/hʊkt/

3 meanings of hooked

1
adjective
Wanting something so much that you cannot stop doing it.
Like a fish caught on a line that cannot get free.
After one episode, she was completely hooked on the show.
He got hooked on caffeine in college and never quit.
Similaraddicted, obsessed, dependent, captivated
Oppositeindifferent, uninterested
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2
adjective
Curved and pointed at the end, like a hook.
Like the curved end of a candy cane.
The eagle's hooked beak tore easily through the meat.
Her nose was slightly hooked, giving her a regal look.
Similarcurved, bent, crooked, barbed
Oppositestraight
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3
verb
Past tense and past participle of hook. Use this form for something that already happened.
She hooked the fish on her very first cast.
He hooked the rope around the post and pulled it tight.
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hooked is a form of hook

hook, verb: To attach or connect one thing to another, often using a hook. Full entry

Forms: hookhooks he/she/ithooking -ing formhooked past tense, past participle
Spelling: hook → hooked: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

This comes from the word "hook" plus the ending "-ed".