hooked

[US]/'hʊkt/
[UK]/hʊkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.having a hook shape
addicted to drugs
fascinated
v.to secure with a hook;to capture

Phrases & Collocations

hooked on drugs

hooked on caffeine

hooked on gambling

hooked on cigarettes

off the hook

on the hook

hook up

by hook

hook on

hook in

hook shot

chain hook

crochet hook

get the hook

fish hook

left hook

hand hook

hook plate

fishing hook

Example Sentences

hooked up with the wrong crowd.

She's really hooked on gardening.

Ali was hooked up to an electrocardiograph.

a hooked gold earring.

a golden eagle with hooked beak.

The wireman hooked up a telephone.

He hooked a large fish.

He hooked up the doorbell.

The gas was hooked up.

a novel that hooked me on the very first page.

he hooked a 24 lb pike.

I was hooked by John's radical zeal.

a girl who got hooked on cocaine.

a fish rose and was hooked and landed.

Someone hooked five dollars from her.

the truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate.

cricket fans are currently hooked on a series of college matches.

Real-world Examples

So, why is it so easy to get hooked?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

If they've got a hook, a hooked nose.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

I love my PS2, I am totally hooked with all its games.

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

No, it is. You're pissed 'cause I hooked up with your friend.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

We're always switched on. We're always hooked up to the net.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

And once you taste that, you should be hooked on it, I should think.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

He never said anything about a girlfriend when we hooked up at the club.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

Okay! Maybe I'll talk about London, when you hooked up.

Source: Friends Season 7

When he saw the beautiful girl, he was totally hooked on her.

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

34. By the crook, the cook looked through a cookbook before making hooked cookies.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

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