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Hooked

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Definitions for Hooked

adjective
curved down like an eagle's beak
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adjective
addicted to a drug
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dependent dependant drug-addicted strung-out
adjective
having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)
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  1. hooklike thorns
noun
English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term `cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
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Hooke Robert Hooke
verb
fasten with a hook
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verb
rip off
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  1. ask an unreasonable price
verb
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
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  1. She sat there crocheting all day
verb
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
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verb
take by theft
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hook snitch thieve cop knock off glom
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  1. Someone snitched my wallet!
verb
make off with belongings of others
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verb
hit with a hook
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  1. His opponent hooked him badly
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catch with a hook
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  1. hook a fish
verb
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
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verb
secure with the foot
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  1. hook the ball
verb
entice and trap
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  1. The car salesman had snared three potential customers
verb
approach with an offer of sexual favors
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  1. he was solicited by a prostitute
  2. The young man was caught soliciting in the park

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