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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Most of our current multipart extravaganzas give us the standard three acts before dropping in a cliffhanger ending to keep us hooked.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
People who were previously theater-goers were stuck indoors craving new content and became hooked on streaming services.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
For the time being, however, consumers remain hooked—particularly at home.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
The eagle looked right at us before resuming its aerial assessment, hooked yellow beak ready to snag a muskrat or bluegill from the ponds below.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
People who were previously theater-goers were stuck indoors craving new content and became hooked on streaming services.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
For the time being, however, consumers remain hooked—particularly at home.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Hooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hooked. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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