Meaning

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

    a hooked nose

    hakenförmig

    крючкова́тыйkrjučkovátyj

    having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

  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.

    süchtig

    зави́симыйzavísimyj

    addicted to a drug

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook:
addicted; unable to resist or cease doing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook:
addicted; unable to resist or cease doing:

Origin

From hook + -ed.

From hook + -ed.

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Forms

more hooked, most hooked
Comparativemore hooked Lesson
Superlativemost hooked Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
resembling a hook:bentB1crookedcurved
addicted:addictedB2
Close in meaning
  • curved down like an eagle's beak:aquiline
  • having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold):hooklike
  • addicted to a drug:dependentdependantdrug-addictedstrung-out

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hooked — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto