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   Crook

   /kro͝ok/

   

   noun

   • 1. the hooked staff of a shepherd: "seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs"
   • ▪ a bishop's crozier.
   • ▪ a bend in something, especially at the elbow in a person's arm: "her head was cradled in the crook of Luke's left arm" Similar bendcurvecurvaturekinkbowelbowangleforkintersectiontechnical:flexure
   • ▪ a piece of extra tubing which can be fitted to a brass instrument to lower the pitch by a set interval.
   • ▪ a metal tube on which the reed of some wind instruments (such as the bassoon) is set.
   • 2. a person who is dishonest or a criminal: informal "the man's a crook, he's not to be trusted" Similar criminallawbreakeroffendervillainblack hatdelinquentmalefactorculpritwrongdoertransgressorsinneryoung offenderjuvenile delinquentfelonthiefrobberarmed robberburglarhousebreakershopliftermuggerfraudsterconfidence tricksterswindlerracketeergunmangangsteroutlawbanditterroristrapistyakuzaholdupperinformal:conjailbird(old) lagliferbaddiesharkcon mancon artisthustlercrimyardbirdyegglightytiefrhyming slang:tea leafinformal, dated:cracksmanmalfeasantmisfeasorinfractorarchaic:miscreanttrespassertrustytransportrare:peculatordefalcatorOpposite law-abiding citizen

   verb

   • 1. bend (something, especially a finger as a signal): "he crooked a finger for the waitress"

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a situation) bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory: informal Australian, New Zealand "it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s"
   • ▪ (of a person or a part of the body) unwell or injured: informal Australian, New Zealand "a crook knee"
   • ▪ dishonest; illegal: informal Australian, New Zealand "some pretty crook things went on there"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’): from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’. A noun sense ‘deceit, guile, trickery’ (compare with crooked) was recorded in Middle English but was obsolete by the 17th century The Australian senses are abbreviations of crooked.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crookery noun

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   What does Crook mean?

   • If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward,' he said. [VERB noun] A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd . ...a shepherd's crook. 5. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What is crook of your arm?

   • crook of your arm/elbow the place where your arm bends at the elbow He was carrying a gun in the crook of his arm. a long stick with a hook (= a curved part) at one end, used by shepherds for catching sheep using any method you can, even a dishonest one Definition of crook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does krokr mean?

   • Origin crook1 (1100-1200) Old Norse krokr “hook” crook meaning, definition, what is crook: a dishonest person or a criminal: Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a Man Crooks a finger?

   • A crook is a criminal or a dishonest person. The man is a crook and a liar. If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward', he said. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime crook1 /krʊk/ noun [ countable] 1 informal a dishonest person or a criminal The crooks got away across the park. 2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep 3 → the crook of your arm Examples from the Corpus crook • People have accused me of ...

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   by hook or by crook. using any method you can, even a dishonest one. Definition of crook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   May 20, 2024 · 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, esp. a sharper, swindler, or thief. 5. a bend, turn, or curve. a crook in the road.

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   Noun. crook. the crook of your arm. CROOK definition: 1. a criminal or someone who cheats people 2. the inside part of your arm where it bends. Learn more.

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   Definition of crook noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'crook' 1. A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. [informal] [...] 2. The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. [...] 3. If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'crook' present simple: I crook, you crook [...]

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   noun. definition 1: a curved or hooked part of something. The baby lay with his head in the crook of his mother's arm. Be careful going around the crook in the road. definition 2: something bent, curved, or hooked. similar words: bend.