What is the meaning of hooked?

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.
    • usage: "She sat there crocheting all day"
  • Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left.
  • Take by theft.
    • usage: "Someone snitched my wallet"
  • Make off with belongings of others.
  • Hit with a hook.
    • usage: "His opponent hooked him badly"
  • Catch with a hook.
    • usage: "hook a fish"
  • To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug.
  • Secure with the foot.
    • usage: "hook the ball"
  • Entice and trap.
    • usage: "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
  • Approach with an offer of sexual favors.
    • usage: "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"

adjective

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