Definition of Crook

1. Verb. Bend or cause to bend. "The road curved sharply"

Exact synonyms: Curve
Specialized synonyms: Recurve
Generic synonyms: Bend, Flex
Derivative terms: Curvature

2. Noun. Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.

3. Noun. A circular segment of a curve. "A crook in the path"
Exact synonyms: Bend, Turn, Twist
Generic synonyms: Curve, Curved Shape
Specialized synonyms: Bight
Derivative terms: Bend, Bend

4. Noun. A long staff with one end being hook shaped.
Exact synonyms: Shepherd's Crook
Generic synonyms: Staff

Definition of Crook

1. n. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

2. v. t. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.

3. v. i. To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature.

Definition of Crook

1. Noun. A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. ¹

2. Noun. A bending of the knee; a genuflection. ¹

3. Noun. A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A lock or curl of hair. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) A gibbet. ¹

6. Noun. (obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut. ¹

7. Noun. A shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds. ¹

8. Noun. An artifice; a trick; a contrivance. ¹

9. Noun. A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To bend. ¹

11. Adjective. (Australia New Zealand slang) Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard. ¹

12. Adjective. (Australia New Zealand slang) Ill, sick. ¹

13. Adjective. (Australia New Zealand slang) Annoyed, angry; upset. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crook

1. to bend [adj CROOKER, CROOKEST] - See also: bend

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crook

cronkhite-canada syndrome
cronking
cronstedtite
crontab
crontabs
cronusite
crony
cronyism
cronyisms
cronyistic
croo monkey
croodle
croodled
croodles
croodling
crook (current term)
crook and nanny
crookback
crookbacked
crookbacks
crookbill
crookbills
crooked
crooked-stemmed aster
crookeder
crookedest
crookedly
crookedness
crookednesses
crooken

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