# hooked

Pronunciation: say "HUUKT" /hʊkt/

## Adjective

1. Addicted to something, or unable to resist or stop doing it.
   - Simple: Wanting something so much that you cannot stop doing it.
   - _Players quickly become hooked on the game's reward system._
   - _Within a month she was hooked on long-distance running._
2. Having a sharp curve at the end, shaped like a hook.
   - Simple: Curved and pointed at the end, like a hook.
   - _The climber relied on a hooked tool to grip the icy ledge._
   - _The plant's hooked thorns caught on every passing sleeve._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of hook. — simple past and past participle of hook
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of hook. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The angler hooked a large trout near the bridge._
   - _They hooked the trailer to the truck before leaving town._

## Origin

Formed from "hook" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hooked (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).