HOOKED


Meaning of HOOKED in English

1.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is shaped like a hook.

He was thin and tall, with a ~ nose.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.

If you are ~ on something, you enjoy it so much that it takes up a lot of your interest and attention. (INFORMAL)

Many of the leaders have become ~ on power and money...

ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ on n

3.

If you are ~ on a drug, you are addicted to it. (INFORMAL)

He spent a number of years ~ on cocaine, heroin and alcohol.

ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ on n

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