hooked

Examples

• All

• And also, I have been known to walk by in my floaty, flowy clothes and get hooked onto a door lever, whereas with knobs that doesn't happen.

• So in fact, I've already done the front, the front of the right boot, which is hooked on with those hooks.

• If all three of those segments are hooked together.

• So the benefit of that one side goes here on the faucet and then the other side is hooked to our hose.

• It's also hooked at this end for the mask and we pull on here and that stretches the spring a little bit and of course in the process exerts a force on the mass here.

• The fishing line was hooked around a branch, preventing it from sinking into the water.

• The dog was hooked to its leash while waiting patiently for its owner.

Synonyms

C

crooked

vshooked

58 2.5

Not straight in shape, like a path or a smile

is specifically about a sharp curved tip rather than general crookedness

B

bent

vshooked

21 1.0

Not straight in shape because it was pushed or folded

refers to an innate sharp curve rather than bending from external force

C

curved

vshooked

6 1.0

A shape or surface that bends smoothly without sharp angles

is sharply bent with a pronounced tip instead of a gentle curve

A

aquiline

vshooked

3 8.4

A nose that is curved like an eagle's beak

applies to any sharply curved object or body part rather than only noses

U

uncinate

vshooked

• Specialized

1 9.9

Having a shape like a small curved hook

is the general adjective for sharply curved forms across objects and body parts

H

hook-shaped

vshooked

3.0

With a curved end that bends back

is the common word for the same sharply curved form

H

hooklike

vshooked

4.0

Having a curved end that can catch or hold things like beaks and thorns

focuses on the sharp bend itself rather than grasping ability

F

falcate

vshooked

9.9

Curved like a sickle

is a shorter more tightly bent tip rather than a long sickle curve

H

hook-nosed

vshooked

8.0

A person with a long curved nose like a bird's beak

is used for sharp curves beyond facial features

G

goosenecked

vshooked

6.2

Having a long curved shape like a goose's neck

is a shorter more acute bend rather than a long smooth curve

C

coudé

vshooked

• Specialized

9.9

Bent at an angled tip used for medical instruments

describes general sharp or bent shapes not only angled instrument tips

C

crooknecked

vshooked

6.2

A squash with a long curved neck or stem

is broader and applies to sharp bends beyond stems or necks

C

curving

vshooked

2.5

Bending in a smooth rounded line instead of being straight

is a sharper more angled bend rather than a smooth arc

Antonyms

S

straight

442 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

How Curved

hooked

3.3

curved

6 1.0

arched

4 3.2

straight

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology