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hooked (adj.)

Old English hoced, "shaped like a hook, crooked, curved;" past-participle adjective from hook (v.). From mid-14c. as "having hooks;" 1610s as "caught on a hook;" 1925 as "addicted," originally in reference to narcotics. hooked rug is recorded from 1880.

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Definitions of hooked from WordNet

hooked (adj.)
curved down like an eagle's beak;
Synonyms: aquiline
hooked (adj.)
addicted to a drug;
Synonyms: dependent / dependant / drug-addicted / strung-out
hooked (adj.)
having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold);
Synonyms: hooklike
From wordnet.princeton.edu