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- [hoo kt]
- /hʊkt/
- /hʊkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hoo kt]
- /hʊkt/
Definitions of hooked word
- adjective hooked bent like a hook; hook-shaped. 1
- adjective hooked having a hook or hooks. 1
- adjective hooked made with a hook or by hooking. 1
- adjective hooked Informal. addicted to narcotic drugs. slavishly interested in, devoted to, or obsessed with: He was hooked on television. 1
- adjective hooked Slang. married. 1
- noun hooked a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something. 1
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Origin of hooked
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hoked, Old English hōkede. See hook1, -ed2, -ed3
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Parts of speech for Hooked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hooked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hooked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hooked
adj hooked
- absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
- devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
- obsessed — having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- prone — having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
adjective hooked
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
- bowed — Something that is bowed is curved.
- curving — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
Antonyms for hooked
adjective hooked
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
Top questions with hooked
- do fish feel pain when hooked?
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