crook

¹crook

verb \ˈkru̇k\

Definition of CROOK

transitive verb

: bend

intransitive verb

: curve, wind

Examples of CROOK

1. He crooked his finger at us and led us to the table.
2. <the road suddenly crooked to the left>

First Known Use of CROOK

12th century

Related to CROOK

Synonyms

arch, bow, bend, curve, hook, swerve

Antonyms

straighten, unbend, uncurl

Related Words

arc, round; incurvate, incurve, inflect, reflect; deflect, divert; entwine, kink, swirl, turn, twine, twist, veer, warp; coil, curl, enroll (also enrol), loop, spiral; dent, dimple; meander, wave, weave, wind; decline, incline, slope

Rhymes with CROOK

book, brook, chook, cook, Cook, hook, look, nook, rook, schnook, shook, snook, stook

²crook

noun

Definition of CROOK

1

: an implement having a bent or hooked form: as

a : pothook

b (1) : a shepherd's staff (2) : crosier 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

Examples of CROOK

1. He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
2. the crook of his arm
3. The squirrel sat in the crook of the tree.
4. the crook of the cane

Origin of CROOK

Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to CROOK

Synonyms

criminal, culprit, felon, lawbreaker, malefactor, miscreant, offender

Related Words

misdemeanant; accomplice, principal; desperado, outlaw; convict, jailbird; perp, perpetrator; evildoer, gallows bird, misdoer, misfeasor, sinner, transgressor, trespasser, villain, wrongdoer; blackhander, button man, gangster, hoodlum, hooligan, mobster, racketeer, thug; enforcer, gun, gunman, gunsel [slang], hit man, triggerman; backslider, recidivist, relapser, repeater; accused, arrestee, defendant, detainee, fish, suspect

Near Antonyms

gangbuster, lawman

³crook

adjective

Definition of CROOK

Australian & New Zealand

: not right:

a : unsatisfactory

b : dishonest, crooked

c : irritable, angry —used especially in the phrase go crook

d : ill, unwell

Origin of CROOK

probably short for crooked

First Known Use: 1898