hooked

English

Etymology

hook + -ed

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͝okt, IPA: /hʊkt/, X-SAMPA: /hUkt/

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• Rhymes: -ʊkt

Verb

hooked

1. simple past tense 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

Translations

having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook

• Catalan: ganxut (ca)
• Finnish: koukkumainen

• Russian: крючковатый (ru) (krjučkovátyj)
• Spanish: ganchudo (es) m, aguileño (es) m

addicted; unable to resist or cease doing

• Finnish: koukussa (fi), riippuvainen (fi)

• Russian: зависимый (ru) (zavísimyj)