crook

crook
I UK [krʊk] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "crook":
singular crook plural crooks
1)
a) informal someone who is dishonest, especially someone who uses their position of power for their own personal advantage

the bunch of crooks who run the government

b) a criminal, especially one who steals money
2) the place where something bends inwards

the crook of your arm

3) a long stick that is curved at one end, used by shepherds for controlling their sheep

II UK [krʊk] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "crook":
present tense I/you/we/they crook he/she/it crooks present participle crooking past tense crooked past participle crooked
to bend a part of your body inwards, especially your finger

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  • crook — (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crook — crook·ed; crook·ed·ness; crook·en; crook·ery; crook; crook·ed·ly; …   English syllables

  • Crook — (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooked} (kr??kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooking}.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan. kr?ge. See Crook, n.] 1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve. [1913 Webster] Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Crook, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 128 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • crook´ed|ly — crook|ed «KRUK ihd», adjective. 1. not straight; bent, curved, or twisted. 2. Figurative. not honest; fraudulent; wrong: »a crooked scheme. –crook´ed|ly, adverb. –crook´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • crook|ed — «KRUK ihd», adjective. 1. not straight; bent, curved, or twisted. 2. Figurative. not honest; fraudulent; wrong: »a crooked scheme. –crook´ed|ly, adverb. –crook´ed|ness …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crook — Crook, v. i. To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. The port . . . crooketh like a bow. Phaer. [1913 Webster] Their shoes and pattens are snouted, and piked more than a finger long, crooking upwards. Camden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crook — early 13c., hook shaped instrument or weapon, from O.N. krokr hook, corner, cognate with O.H.G. kracho hooked tool, of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr words meaning bent, hooked. Meaning swindler is… …   Etymology dictionary

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