hooked

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/hʊkt/ English

Definitions

verb

To attach a hook to.“Hook the bag here, and the conveyor will carry it away.”
To catch with a hook (hook a fish).“He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.”
To work yarn into a fabric using a hook; to crochet.
To insert in a curved way reminiscent of a hook.“He hooked his fingers through his belt loops.”

adjective

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.“a hooked nose”
Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.“He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.”

Related words

Synonyms

addicted bent crooked curved strung-out dependant dependent aquiline drug-addicted hamate hamose clipped pinned entangled hung latch bit adunc

Associated

talons cere eyesight tearing phonics webbed gape mandible puffy flesh prey beak

Rhymes

overlooked cooked looked booked precooked brooked rooked overcooked overbooked undercooked

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