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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.
a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road.
6.
the act of crooking or bending.
7.
a pothook.
8.
Also called shank. a device on some musical wind instruments for changing the pitch, consisting of a piece of tubing inserted into the main tube.
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.
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
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crook (krʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a curved or hooked thing |
| 2. | a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff |
| 3. | a turn or curve; bend |
| 4. | informal a dishonest person, esp a swindler or thief |
| 5. | the act or an instance of crooking or bending |
| 6. | Also called: shank a piece of tubing added to a brass instrument in order to obtain a lower harmonic series |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to bend or curve or cause to bend or curve |
| —adj | |
| 8. | informal (Austral), (NZ) |
| a. ill | |
| b. of poor quality | |
| c. unpleasant; bad | |
| 9. | informal (Austral), (NZ) go crook, go off crook to lose one's temper |
| 10. | informal (Austral), (NZ) go crook at, go crook on to rebuke or upbraid |
| [C12: from Old Norse krokr hook; related to Swedish krok, Danish krog hook, Old High German krācho hooked tool] | |
| crooked (ˈkrʊkɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | bent, angled or winding |
| 2. | set at an angle; not straight |
| 3. | deformed or contorted |
| 4. | informal dishonest or illegal |
| 5. | informal (Austral) crooked on hostile or averse to |
| 'crookedly | |
| —adv | |
| 'crookedness | |
| —n | |
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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.
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Example sentences
While scrubbing himself clean, two crooked cops are getting themselves dirtier.
Today, it would appear that being crooked has almost become an honest pursuit of happiness.
And your brain is what keeps you going straight-or crooked.
Pity the people, who vote those crooked politicians to power.
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