hooked
Meaning of hooked
adjective
- curved like a hook.
a golden eagle with hooked beak
- addicted.
a girl who got hooked on cocaine
- (of a rug or mat) made by pulling woollen yarn through canvas with a hook.
- attach or fasten with a hook or hooks.
the truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate
inside the pack you'll find a small metal clip that hooks over the edge of your sun visor
- catch with a hook.
he hooked a 24 lb pike
- attract and hold the attention of; captivate.
I was hooked by John's radical zeal
- hit (the ball) round to the on side with a horizontal or slightly upward swing of the bat at shoulder height; hit a ball delivered by (the bowler) with such a stroke.
- secure (the ball) and pass it backwards with the foot in the scrum.
Old English hōc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoek ‘corner, angle, projecting piece of land’, also to German Haken ‘hook’.
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Hyphenation of hooked
hooked
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- hooked is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
hooked synonyms
Meaning aquiline:
Meaning dependent:
Meaning having the form of a curve; bent:
Meaning sharply curved or having an angle:
Meaning play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow:
Meaning bent or curved backwards:
Meaning having angles or sharp corners:
Meaning curved like a sickle; hooked:
Meaning having a hooked shape:
Meaning take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ:
Meaning join or fasten (something) to something else:
Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:
Meaning move (something) into a different position with a jerk:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:
Meaning grasp (something) tightly with one's hand:
Meaning lock (a door, window, or lid) by securing the hasp over the loop of the fastening:
Meaning engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle:
Meaning capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition:
Meaning put (something) in a bag:
Meaning catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare:
Meaning catch in or as in a trap:
Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:
hooked antonyms
Meaning extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend:
Meaning free from dirt, marks, or stains:
Meaning unhook or unfasten (something tethered to or caught on something else):
Meaning allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free:
Words that rhyme with hooked
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