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hooked

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hooked (adjective)
  2. hook (verb)
  3. hooked rug (noun)
  4. hook up (verb)
  5. duck hook (noun)

hooked

adj \ˈhu̇kt, 1 is also ˈhu̇-kəd\

Definition of HOOKED

1
: having the form of a hook
2
: provided with a hook
3
: made by hooking <a hooked rug>
4
a : addicted to narcotics b : fascinated by or devoted to something
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Examples of HOOKED

  1. Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's hooked.

First Known Use of HOOKED

before 12th century

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