vverb.motionbend or cause to bendSynset:crook curve
Examples:- He crooked his index finger
- the road curved sharply
Derivationally Related Form:crookcurvature
Hypernyms:bend flex
Inherited Hypernyms:crookbendchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:recurve
Full Troponyms:recurve
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
adjadj.allhaving or marked by bends or angles; not straight or alignedAttributes:configuration conformation contour form shape
Examples:- crooked country roads
- crooked teeth
Antonyms:straight
Derivationally Related Form:crookedness
Inherited Hypernyms:crooked
Similar to:akimbo anfractuous aquiline hooked askew awry cockeyed lopsided skew-whiff wonky contorted writhed writhen deflective refractive geniculate gnarled gnarly knobbed knotted knotty malposed reflexed squiggly tortuous twisting twisty voluminous winding warped windblown wry zig-zag zigzag
See also:coiled indirect
adjadj.allnot straight; dishonest or immoral or evasiveAttributes:honestness honesty
Synset:corrupt
Antonyms:straight
Derivationally Related Form:crookednesscorruptness
Inherited Hypernyms:crooked
Similar to:sneaky underhand underhanded
See also:dishonest dishonorable unlawful
adj satadj.allirregular in shape or outlineSynset:asymmetrical
Examples:- asymmetrical features
- a dress with a crooked hemline
Antonyms:regular
Inherited Hypernyms:asymmetrical
Similar to:irregular
adj satadj.allhaving the back and shoulders rounded; not erectSynset:hunched round-backed round-shouldered stooped stooping
Examples:- a little oldish misshapen stooping woman
Antonyms:erect
Inherited Hypernyms:hunched
Similar to:unerect