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as in bending
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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as in curving
to turn away from a straight line or course
the road suddenly crooked to the left
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Cat care also has a physical component, including bending to scoop litter and navigating a pet that can sometimes get underfoot, creating a fall risk.
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Fatigue damage is the bridge version of bending a paper clip back and forth.
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The innovative Panoramic Display consists of a 48-inch screen curving from door to door along the base of the windshield.
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Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon that occurs when an object of great mass comes between Earth and a distant background source, curving the fabric of spacetime.
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Choose grasses with tall, arching stems to set off the upright dahlia form.
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Lower back discomfort or tightness might be due to arching of your back, or your back muscles tacking on too much of the work to overcompensate for a lack of hip strength or control.
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After referees called Wembanyama on a foul on Karl-Anthony Towns, a review determined that Towns had been the one to commit a foul, an offensive foul, by hooking Wembanyama with his arm.
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However, the episode ends with a fisherman hooking an unknown big catch in the very lake where the billionaire's body lies.
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“Crooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooking. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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