Pronunciations (2)
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/hʊkt/
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hʊkt
Adjective
Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
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a hooked nose
Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
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He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.
You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.
Adjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
- Synonyms
addicted to a drug
having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
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hooklike thorns