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noun

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as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime a guy at the bar was raving about how all politicians are basically crooks

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as in bend
something that curves or is curved carried the baby in the crook of her arm

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crook

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verb

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as in to hook
to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger

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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left

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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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