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Hooked has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of hook

"He hooked his coat on the doorknob before leaving the room."

In plain English: To be hooked means to become so interested in something that you want to keep doing it all the time.

"The movie was so exciting that I got hooked on watching it all night long."

Adjective
1

curved down like an eagle's beak

"The hawk swooped down, its hooked beak perfectly positioned to snatch the mouse from the ground."

2

addicted to a drug

"After years of using heroin, he remained hooked on the drug even when his health began to fail."

3

having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

"hooklike thorns"

4

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

"The old fishing line had frayed into a tangled mess of hooked fibers that snagged on everything they touched."

In plain English: When you are hooked, something is so interesting that it makes you want to keep doing it without stopping.

"Once I started reading that book, I was completely hooked and couldn't put it down."

Usage: Use this adjective to describe objects with a curved, pointed tip rather than people who are addicted or engaged in an activity. It is often confused with verbs like "hook," but here it specifically refers to physical shape and design features.

Example Sentences
"Once I started reading that book, I was completely hooked and couldn't put it down." adj
"The new coffee shop is so cozy that I feel immediately hooked in by its warm atmosphere." adj
"Once you start watching that series, you are completely hooked and can't stop binge-watching episodes." adj
"His magnetic personality was instantly hooked on the crowd at the conference." adj
"The movie was so exciting that I got hooked on watching it all night long." verb
Related Terms

Origin

The word hooked is formed by adding the past tense suffix to hook. It simply means having been caught on a hook or developed an addiction.

Rhyming Words
ked sked eked joked inked faked liked haked asked jaked irked puked nuked hiked unked miked caked maked piked naked
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