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.
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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
Even stranger, the appendage is covered in hooked protusions at its tip.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
After her first two onscreen roles, King Princess is fully hooked on the acting life — and has a vision for what her next roles might look like.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Hooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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hooked
adjective1
: shaped like or provided with a hook
2
a
: addicted to narcotics
b
: fascinated by or fond of something
hooked on skiing
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