hooked
[ hoo kt ]
/ hʊkt /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM hooked
hook·ed·ness [hook-id-nis] /ˈhuk ɪd nɪs/, noun sub·hooked, adjectiveWords nearby hooked
hook-tip,
hook-up,
hookah,
hooke,
hooke's law,
hooked,
hooked rug,
hooker,
hooker's green,
hookey,
hooknose
Definition for hooked (2 of 3)
Origin of hook
1
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, adjective hook·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hook
penance pennantsDefinition for hooked (3 of 3)
hook
2
[ hoo k ]
/ hʊk /
verb (used without object)
Slang.
to work as a prostitute.
Origin of hook
2
back formation from
hooker1
Example sentences from the Web for hooked
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), nounBritish Dictionary definitions for hooked (2 of 2)
hook
/ (hʊk) /
noun
verb
See also
hook-up
Derived forms of hook
hookless, adjective hooklike, adjectiveWord Origin for hook
Old English
hōc; related to Middle Dutch
hōk, Old Norse
haki
Idioms and Phrases with hooked
hook