hooked

[ hoo kt ]
/ hʊkt /

adjective

bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
having a hook or hooks.
made with a hook or by hooking.
Informal.
  1. addicted to narcotic drugs.
  2. slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with: He was hooked on television.
Slang. married.

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/, noun sub·hooked, adjective

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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hook

penance pennants

Definition 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

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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

verb

See also hook-up

Derived forms of hook

hookless, adjective hooklike, adjective

Word Origin for hook

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

Idioms and Phrases with hooked

hook