1
: having the form of a hook
2
: provided with a hook
3
: made by hooking
a hooked rug
4
a
: addicted to narcotics
b
: fascinated by or devoted to something
Examples of hooked in a Sentence
Her friends talked her into playing golf, and now she's hooked.
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Why Throw Away America’s Economic Recovery? Americans have the right to choose the cheapest energy technologies like solar energy and EVs instead of being forced to stay hooked on expensive and outdated forms of energy.
—Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Two steel cables stay hooked at the top of the boat and to both sides of the Rio Grande.
—John Burnett, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
The market and the economy have just become hooked.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Hooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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hooked
adjective1
: shaped like or provided with a hook
2
a
: addicted to narcotics
b
: fascinated by or fond of something
hooked on skiing
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