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hooked

  • adjective
  • ho͝okt

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

Example

“a hooked nose”

Other meanings

  1. Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

    “He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.”

Related words

  • hookedness
  • subhooked
  • hooked bracket
  • hooked cross

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “hooked” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.