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[ krook ] / krʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crook ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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)to bend; curve; make a crook in. Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop. verb (used without object)Origin of crook11125–75; Middle English crok( e) <Old Norse krāka hook Words nearby crookCronus, Cronut, crony, cronyism, Cronyn, crook, crookback, crooked, crookery, Crookes, Crookes dark space Definition for crook (2 of 3)[ krook ] / krʊk /
adjective Australian.sick or feeble. ill-humored; angry. out of order; functioning improperly. unsatisfactory; disappointing. Origin of crook2First recorded in1875–80; perhaps alteration of cronk Definition for crook (3 of 3)[ krook ] / krʊk /
nounGeorge, 1829–90, U.S. general in Indian wars. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crookThe crook then produces a MetroCard of his own and offers to swipe the would-be traveler through—for a premium price. My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Errichetti was a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and “a crook at heart,” Greene wrote. The Real Story and Lesson of the Abscam Sting in ‘American Hustle’|Jimmy So|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Once I exposed the leading citizen of Dallas, the very top guy, as a crook who had stolen money. Hugh Aynesworth Has Spent His Career Debunking JFK Conspiracy Theories|Malcolm Jones|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Kevin Kline won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his hilarious turn as Otto, an Anglophobe crook, in this 1988 comedy. Best Orgasms in Movies, in Honor of National Orgasm Day (VIDEO)|Marlow Stern|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Iranians preferred the populist they did not know to the crook they did. Rowhani's Empty Victory|Andrew Apostolou|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST And he took with him his cane with the crook on the handle, hanging it over his paw. Bully and Bawly No-Tail|Howard R. Garis “Crook may be here any day or any hour,” said Paisley, returning to the doctor. Red Men and White|Owen Wister He would drop asleep like a dog at the shortest notice and lie with his face in the crook of his arm like a dead man. The Beach of Dreams|H. De Vere Stacpoole The door was hasped, with a crook let into a staple so that it might, if necessary, be padlocked. In the Roar of the Sea|Sabine Baring-Gould But unless you are what they call in this country a 'crooked' crook, you are standing in your own light. The Real Man|Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for crook
nouna 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 called: shank a piece of tubing added to a brass instrument in order to obtain a lower harmonic series verbto bend or curve or cause to bend or curve adjectiveAustralian and NZ informal - ill
- of poor quality
- unpleasant; bad
go crook or go off crook Australian and NZ informal to lose one's temper go crook at or go crook on Australian and NZ informal to rebuke or upbraid Word Origin for crookC12: from Old Norse krokr hook; related to Swedish krok, Danish krog hook, Old High German krācho hooked tool Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with crook
In addition to the idioms beginning with crook The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to crookrogue, villain, swindler, racketeer, scoundrel, robber, cheat, shyster, knave, pilferer, shark, fork, flex, meander, slither, curve, zigzag, bow, hook, snake |