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View definitions for hooked

hooked

adjective as in addicted

adjective as in bent, angled

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She tells me that though she hadn't read Emma before being approached by the Rose's Christopher Haydon, who is directing the play, she was hooked once she started it.

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"She knows what she's doing. She's got everybody hooked from the books," Brown says.

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"The younger generation are getting hooked on country in a way we never did... It's becoming more socially acceptable to like country music," he says.

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Ultimately, the unknown of how far human limits can stretch is what keeps us hooked.

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Jackson and Hopkins were celebrating with teammates after they hooked up for a 29-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter to give the Ravens a 34-19 lead.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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