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hooked
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
hooked
(adjective)
hook
(verb)
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hooked
/
ˈ
hʊkt/
adjective
hooked
/
ˈ
hʊkt/
adjective
Learner's definition of HOOKED
1
:
shaped like a hook
the bird's
hooked
beak
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2
not used before a noun
informal
a
:
addicted to a drug
—
usually +
on
He was
hooked on
cocaine.
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b
:
very interested in and enthusiastic about something
Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's
hooked
.
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usually +
on
He's
hooked on
skiing.
She got
hooked on
the show after watching one episode.
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