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crook⋅ed

[kroo

k-id for 1-4, 6; kroo

kt for 5]

–adjective

1.	not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.

2.	askew; awry: The picture on the wall seems to be crooked.

3.	deformed: a man with a crooked back.

4.	not straightforward; dishonest.

5.	bent and often raised or moved to one side, as a finger or neck.

6.	(of a coin) polygonal: a crooked sixpence.

Origin:
1200–50; ME croked; see crook ¹ , -ed ²

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Language Translation for : Crooked

Spanish:

encorvado,

German:

buckelig,

Japanese:

奇形の

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crook¹ (krŏŏk) Pronunciation Key
n.

An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods.

v.   crooked, crook·ing, crooks

v.   tr.
To make a crook in; bend.
v.   intr.
To bend or curve. See Synonyms at bend¹.

[Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr.]

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crook·ed (krŏŏk'ĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.

crook'ed·ly adv., crook'ed·ness n.

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crooked
adjective
1.	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" [ant: straight]
2.	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [ant: square]
3.	irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline" [syn: asymmetrical]
4.	having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman" [syn: hunched]

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Crooked Creek, AK (CDP, FIPS 17850)
Location: (61.859821, -158.128884)
Population (2000): 137 (46 housing units)
Area: 101.074703 sq mi (land), 7.434553 sq mi (water)

Crooked River, OR (CCD, FIPS 01390765)
Location: (44.061812, -120.295971)
Population (2000): 3,130 (1,721 housing units)
Area: 2136.208603 sq mi (land), 6.269513 sq mi (water)

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Location: (35.585788, -82.171342)
Population (2000): 3,470 (1,491 housing units)
Area: 41.074198 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Crooked River, MO (township, FIPS 17717398)
Location: (39.277632, -93.850116)
Population (2000): 1,038 (453 housing units)
Area: 74.521588 sq mi (land), 0.876826 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, MO (township, FIPS 01717380)
Location: (37.432135, -90.073953)
Population (2000): 1,182 (578 housing units)
Area: 84.670122 sq mi (land), 0.073682 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, MN (township, FIPS 05513816)
Location: (43.605813, -91.310647)
Population (2000): 323 (129 housing units)
Area: 32.054301 sq mi (land), 1.755935 sq mi (water)

Crooked Lake, MN (township, FIPS 02113834)
Location: (46.857643, -93.958356)
Population (2000): 498 (1,023 housing units)
Area: 30.044001 sq mi (land), 6.048850 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, KS (township, FIPS 11916450)
Location: (37.411470, -100.325109)
Population (2000): 92 (37 housing units)
Area: 54.259946 sq mi (land), 0.031101 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, IL (township, FIPS 07917653)
Location: (39.131137, -88.138112)
Population (2000): 735 (345 housing units)
Area: 56.265129 sq mi (land), 0.000158 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, IL (township, FIPS 03517640)
Location: (39.235420, -88.052489)
Population (2000): 427 (193 housing units)
Area: 34.161500 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, AR (township, FIPS 08990975)
Location: (36.222738, -92.503094)
Population (2000): 563 (290 housing units)
Area: 25.021200 sq mi (land), 0.325375 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, AR (township, FIPS 08590972)
Location: (34.526964, -91.764285)
Population (2000): 711 (327 housing units)
Area: 38.528308 sq mi (land), 1.900447 sq mi (water)

Crooked Creek, SD (township, FIPS 10314700)
Location: (43.965485, -102.337682)
Population (2000): 29 (12 housing units)
Area: 71.064000 sq mi (land), 0.281562 sq mi (water)

Crooked Lake Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 15515)
Location: (27.831739, -81.589984)
Population (2000): 1,682 (758 housing units)
Area: 0.562464 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)

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Crooked

Crook"ed\ (kr??k"?d), a. 1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked paths." --Locke.

he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.

2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut. xxxii. 5.

3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.

Crooked whisky, whisky on which the payment of duty has been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett.