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crook
1[ krook ]
noun
- a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- the hooked part of anything.
- 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.
- a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief.
- a bend, turn, or curve:
a crook in the road.
- the act of crooking or bending.
- a pothook.
- 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)
He crooked a finger to get the waitperson's attention.
- Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle:
She crooked a ring from that shop.
crook
2[ krook ]
adjective
- sick or feeble.
- ill-humored; angry.
- out of order; functioning improperly.
Crook
3[ krook ]
noun
- George, 1829–90, U.S. general in Indian wars.
crook
/ ʊ /
noun
- a curved or hooked thing
- a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff
- a turn or curve; bend
- informal.a dishonest person, esp a swindler or thief
- the act or an instance of crooking or bending
- Also calledshank a piece of tubing added to a brass instrument in order to obtain a lower harmonic series
verb
- to bend or curve or cause to bend or curve
adjective
- informal.
- ill
- of poor quality
- unpleasant; bad
- go crook or go off crook informal.to lose one's temper
- go crook at or go crook on informal.to rebuke or upbraid
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crook1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crook1
Idioms and Phrases
- by hook or crook
Example Sentences
He expressed regret that his son Marc-Alexandre Boyer - also a defendant - had grown up surrounded by "thieves" and "crooks" who had led him to make the wrong life choices.
It’s not easy to make a musical about a crook with a volatile temper, an unslakable thirst for booze and a record of fumbled heists.
Is it a straight or crooked line from Reagan to Donald Trump?
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump called James a "wacky crook".
“This is me doing a full smile right now,” he says with a crooked smile and his right eye wider than his left.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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