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hooked it

hooked it is the simple past and past participle of hook it.

Meaning of hook it

Verb

hook it (third-person singular simple present hooks it, present participle hooking it, simple past and past participle hooked it)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To depart in a hurry; to clear out.
    • Duncan was wounded, and the escort hooked it.1899, Rudyard Kipling, Stalky & Co./A Little Prep.
    Synonyms:
    take one's hook

Questions about hooked it

What is hooked it the simple past and past participle of?
Hooked it is the simple past and past participle of hook it.

Words near hooked it in the dictionary

  1. hooked
  2. hooked bracket
  3. hooked cross
  4. hooked e
  5. hooked in
  6. hooked it
  7. hooked it up
  8. hooked off
  9. hooked up
  10. hooked up on
  11. hooked-e

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