adj

hooked

huukt

adj

Curved like a hook.

"The eagle has a sharply hooked beak."

Informal: addicted to or unable to stop doing something.

"After one episode, I was completely hooked on the show."

"He got hooked on caffeine in college."

How to Use Hooked

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither shaped like a hook, or informally, addicted/obsessed.

Common pairings

hooked on hooked beak get hooked

more hooked comparative, most hooked superlative

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The eagle has a sharply _____ beak.

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