hooked

English

Etymology

From hook +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͝okt, IPA^(key): /hʊkt/

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• Rhymes: -ʊkt

Verb

hooked

1. simple past and past participle of hook

Adjective

hooked (comparative more hooked, superlative most hooked)

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

   a hooked nose

2. Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

   He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.

   You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.

Synonyms

• (resembling a hook): bent, crooked, curved
• (addicted): addicted

Derived terms

• hookedness
• subhooked

Translations

having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook

Bulgarian: изкривен като кука (izkriven kato kuka) Catalan: ganxut Finnish: koukkumainen Galician: ganchudo (gl) German: hakenförmig (de) Greek: αγκιστροειδής (el) (agkistroeidís) Italian: a uncino, a forma di uncino, adunco (it), aquilino (it) Latin: hāmātus, obuncus Polish: haczykowaty (pl) Russian: крючкова́тый (ru) (krjučkovátyj) Spanish: curvado (es), ganchudo (es), aguileño (es)

addicted; unable to resist or cease doing

Finnish: koukussa (fi), riippuvainen (fi) French: accro (fr) German: süchtig (de) Russian: зави́симый (ru) (zavísimyj) Spanish: adicto (es), enviciado (es), atrapado (es), enganchado (es)

Anagrams

• dehook