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Topic: SHAPES, PATTERNS

hooked

 adjective
     
hooked
1CF curved outwards or shaped like a hook:
a hooked nose
2 [not before noun] informal if you are hooked on a drug, you feel a strong need for it and you cannot stop taking it [= addicted]
hooked on
I know a girl who got hooked on cocaine.
3 [not before noun] informal if you are hooked on something, you enjoy it very much and you want to do it as often as possible
hooked on
I got hooked on TV when I was sick.
4CF having one or more hooks
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