hooked

adjective

ˈhu̇kt 

sense 1 is also

ˈhu̇-kəd 

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

Examples of hooked in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

This streamlined area rug from Dash and Albert (an extension of the Annie Selke brand) brings cheerful cabana stripes to your floors, swapping out terrycloth fibers for hand micro-hooked wool for a comfortable texture in high traffic areas. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025

What works so well here is how a cloak of ambiguity is constantly draped over the narrative, pulled off at just the right moment to keep us hooked. —Vincent Acovino, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025

Once you get hooked on diving Portugal’s islands, consider making Madeira and Porto Santo’s great wreck diving your next venture . —Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025

Once viewers are seemingly hooked on HBO Max, WBD would ideally like to charge more. —Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing hooked

• hooked on

Rhymes for hooked

• precooked
• uncooked
• unhooked
• booked
• brooked
• cooked
• looked
• overlooked
• undercooked

Kids Definition

hooked

adjective

ˈhu̇kt 

1

: shaped like or provided with a hook

2

a

: addicted to narcotics

b

: fascinated by or fond of something

hooked on skiing