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单词 crooks
释义

crook

1 of 3

verb

ˈkru̇k How to pronounce crook (audio)
crooked; crooking; crooks

transitive verb

: bend

intransitive verb

: curve, wind

crook

2 of 3

noun

1
: an implement having a bent or hooked form: such as
a
: pothook
b(1)
: a shepherd's staff
(2)
: crosier sense 1
2
: a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent
the crook of an umbrella handle
3
: bend, curve
4
: a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices

crook

3 of 3

adjective

Australia and New Zealand
: not right:
a
: unsatisfactory
b
: dishonest, crooked
c
: irritable, angry
used especially in the phrase go crook
d
: ill, unwell

Synonyms

Verb

  • arch
  • bend
  • bow
  • curve
  • hook
  • swerve

Noun

  • criminal
  • culprit
  • lawbreaker
  • malefactor
  • miscreant
  • offender
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

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 See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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 Doing so causes the C930 to spring open slightly, allowing you to crook a finger under the lid and continue opening it. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 30 Aug. 2018 Lines that appear straight on the linens were crooked when scanned into a computer. Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018 Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table? Fox News, 2 May 2018 Mother daughter teas are a particularly fun opportunity for mothers and daughters to dress up, crook their pinkies while eating tiny sandwiches, sip tea, and spend quality time together. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2018 Mills crooked his head, brow furrowed, and paused a second. Michael Powell, New York Times, 17 July 2017
Noun
But with a football tucked in the crook of his elbow, Robinson, a senior, is not so kind. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Gene—now even more of a cocky crook than Saul 2.0—doesn’t just take his time. Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 The pure pleasure of having a purse for your purse aside — the lipstick sleeve hangs from the Cylinder Sling as if in the crook of an elbow — this bag’s strap can be clothed. Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 The metal ball heaved from the crook of your neck demanded strength. Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022 McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 The young twigs die and remain on the tree, bending over to form a shepherd's crook as the disease moves down the branch. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022 Set in Haifa's Arab community, Mediterranean Fever tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Waleed, played by Amer Hlehel, who suffers from chronic depression, and his neighbor, Jalal, played by Ashraf Farah, a small-time crook. Sheena Scott, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Again playing a crook, Liotta’s looks have hardened. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook

Adjective

probably short for crooked

First Known Use

Verb

12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1898, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

crook 1 of 2

verb

ˈkru̇k How to pronounce crook (audio)
crooked
ˈkru̇kt
; crooking
: bend entry 1 sense 1, curve
She crooked her finger.

crook

2 of 2

noun

1
: a dishonest person (as a thief)
2
: a shepherd's staff with one end curved into a hook
3
: a curved or hooked part of a thing : bend He held it in the crook of his arm.

crooks 1 of 2

noun

plural of crook
1
as in criminals
a person who has committed a crime a guy at the bar was raving about how all politicians are basically crooks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • criminals
  • offenders
  • culprits
  • lawbreakers
  • defendants
  • miscreants
  • malefactors
  • thugs
  • perpetrators
  • accomplices
  • villains
  • gangsters
  • outlaws
  • desperadoes
  • guns
  • hoodlums
  • principals
  • suspects
  • desperados
  • racketeers
  • jailbirds
  • mobsters
  • fishes
  • convicts
  • perps
  • wrongdoers
  • misdemeanants
  • hooligans
  • trespassers
  • sinners
  • transgressors
  • fish
  • accused
  • recidivists
  • triggermen
  • evildoers
  • backsliders
  • misdoers
  • enforcers
  • gunsels
  • gunmen
  • arrestees
  • detainees
  • blackhanders
  • button men
  • misfeasors
  • gallows birds
  • repeaters
  • relapsers
  • hit men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lawmen
  • gangbusters
2
as in bends
something that curves or is curved carried the baby in the crook of her arm

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bends
  • curves
  • angles
  • curvatures
  • winds
  • turns
  • corners
  • arches
  • arcs
  • inflections
  • bows
  • folds
  • twists
  • slopes
  • rings
  • curls
  • circles
  • coils
  • windings
  • swirls
  • convolutions
  • curlycues
  • loops
  • kinks
  • warps
  • buckles
  • ringlets
  • curlicues
  • spirals
  • inclinations
  • reflections
  • rounds
  • flexures
  • inclines
  • incurvatures
  • hairpins
  • turnoffs
  • declines
  • doglegs

crooks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crook
1
as in hooks
to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hooks
  • bends
  • arches
  • curves
  • twists
  • bows
  • curls
  • waves
  • swirls
  • arcs
  • swerves
  • turns
  • coils
  • dents
  • kinks
  • rounds
  • loops
  • winds
  • spirals
  • slopes
  • dimples
  • weaves
  • deflects
  • twines
  • incurves
  • diverts
  • warps
  • reflects
  • incurvates
  • veers
  • inflects
  • meanders
  • entwines
  • inclines
  • enrols
  • enrolls
  • declines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straightens
  • unbends
  • uncurls
2
as in curves
to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • curves
  • trends
  • sweeps
  • wheels
  • arcs
  • hooks
  • circles
  • winds
  • arches
  • bows
  • bends
  • rounds
  • coils
  • loops
  • falls off
  • turns
  • curls
  • spirals
  • swerves
  • curlicues
  • twists
  • deviates
  • veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • straightens
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