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noun
1.
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
2.
the hooked part of anything.
3.
an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot.
4.
a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief.
5.
EXPANDa bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road.
verb (used with object)
9.
to bend; curve; make a crook in.
10.
Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop.
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Crook
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verb (used without object)
11.
to bend; curve.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English crok(e) < Old Norse krāka hook
1125–75; Middle English crok(e) < Old Norse krāka hook
Example Sentences
- Crook has excited considerable interest throughout the country.
- If it turns out that he has been faking the stuff right down the line then he is a crook and should be judged accordingly.
- They saw the evidence against him during a failed impeachment trial and are convinced that he is a crook.
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adjective Australian.
1.
sick or feeble.
2.
ill-humored; angry.
3.
out of order; functioning improperly.
4.
unsatisfactory; disappointing.
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
crook
early 13c., "hook-shaped instrument or weapon," from O.N. krokr "hook, corner," of obscure origin. Meaning of "swindler" is Amer.Eng., 1879, but crook "dishonest trick" was in M.E.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
crook
in brass musical instruments, detachable piece of metal tubing inserted between the mouthpiece and the main tubing or in the middle of the tubing to lengthen the air column produced. This manipulation allows the player to obtain notes not included in the harmonic series of the original air column. Crooks were in use at least by about 1600 and were used extensively by the late 18th century. They were superseded in the 19th century by valves, which, unlike crooks, allowed instantaneous changes in basic air-column pitch
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