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English

Etymology

From hook + -ed.

Pronunciation

enPR: ho͝okt, IPA^(key): /hʊkt/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ʊkt

Verb

hooked

simple past and past participle of hook

Adjective

hooked (comparative more hooked, superlative most hooked)

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
a hooked nose
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

Translations

having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook — see also curved,‎ aquiline

Bulgarian: изкривен като кука (izkriven kato kuka)
Catalan: ganxut
Finnish: koukkumainen
Galician: ganchudo (gl)
German: hakenförmig (de)
Greek: αγκιστροειδής (el) (agkistroeidís), αγκιστρωτός (el) (agkistrotós)
Italian: uncinato, adunco (it), aquilino (it)
Latin: hāmātus, obuncus
Polish: haczykowaty (pl)
Russian: крючкова́тый (ru) (krjučkovátyj)
Spanish: ganchudo (es)
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: چنكللو (çengelli)

addicted; unable to resist or cease doing — see also addicted,‎ obsessed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 入坑 (rùkēng)
Finnish: koukussa (fi), riippuvainen (fi)
French: accro (fr)
German: süchtig (de)
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: hekta
Russian: зави́симый (ru) (zavísimyj)
Spanish: enviciado [with con], ^{(please verify)} atrapado (es), enganchado [with a or con], vuelto/hecho adicto [with a]

Anagrams

dehook

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