Definition of HOOKED

hooked

Meanings

Verb

  • fasten with a hook
  • rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
  • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
  • take by theft
  • make off with belongings of others
  • hit with a hook
    • "His opponent hooked him badly"
  • catch with a hook
  • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • secure with the foot
  • entice and trap
  • approach with an offer of sexual favors
  • simple past and past participle of hook

Adjective Satellite

  • curved down like an eagle's beak
  • addicted to a drug
  • having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

Adj

  • Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
  • Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

Origin / Etymology

From hook + -ed.

Antonyms

undercharge, unhook

Scrabble Score: 14

hooked is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hooked is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hooked is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hooked is a valid Words With Friends word