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crocked

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verb

past tense of crock, dialect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crocked
Verb
An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct. John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021 Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders. Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019 Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has given a positive update on crocked defender Dani Carvajal, refusing to rule the Real Madrid right-back out of his World Cup plans. SI.com, 29 May 2018 By the end of some drinking-club evenings most of the participants were so crocked that Rudy might as well have been pouring grape Gatorade. Patrick Cooke, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crocked
Adjective
  • Before going to bed, Nathan explicitly tells him not to let the completely drunk guests swim in the ocean.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This game is beyond fall down drunk.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Welcome back to everyone’s favorite drunken advice column.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The intense coddling and dysfunction within the family come to a head at the end of the show opener when a drunken Paul crashes a boat, killing his best friend’s girlfriend, Mallory (Madeline Popovich), and injuring all on board.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This was followed by the fried ravioli, which hit a spot that only a sufficiently greasy small plate can.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
    Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The team also considered that the concrete was likely to be wet during the day, after being freshly poured, and drier at night, hours later.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The comment section was filled with supportive people who own cats that are visually impaired, but are strong in will.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Elliott criticized PepsiCo’s North America beverage business for lagging behind peers in growth and margins, and argued that the company’s proliferation of brands and SKUs has impaired focus and execution.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisers still need to actively review and clean search terms to prevent wasted spend and ensure relevance.
    Mykola Lukashuk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water.
    Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Great gray owls hunt blind, flying low, listening to the faintest rustling of a mouse beneath snow.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Garth and Abrams first met on a blind double date in 2014.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Crocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crocked. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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