crooked; crooking; crooks
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2
: a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent
the crook of an umbrella handle
4
: a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices
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Examples of crook in a Sentence
Verb
He crooked his finger at us and led us to the table.
the road suddenly crooked to the left
Noun
He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
the crook of his arm
The squirrel sat in the crook of the tree.
the crook of the cane
Recent Examples on the Web
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
Over the last decades, people are using smartphones and gadgets and living a working life by the computer with shoulders crooked forward.
—Vogue, 16 May 2019
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Verb
Had the train recently hosted the cast of Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, who insisted on descending head first, arms outstretched, after crooking one knee over the top rung?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
Over the last decades, people are using smartphones and gadgets and living a working life by the computer with shoulders crooked forward.
—Vogue, 16 May 2019
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crook. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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crook
1 of 2 verbcrook
2 of 2 noun1
: a shepherd's staff with one end curved into a hook
2
: a dishonest person (as a thief or swindler)
3
: a curved or hooked part of a thing : bend
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