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   crook

   /krʊk/

   noun

   • 1. the hooked staff of a shepherd: "seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs"
   • ▪ a bishop's crozier.
   • ▪ a bend in something, especially at the elbow in a person's arm: "her head was cradled in the crook of Luke's left arm" Similar bendcurvecurvaturekinkbowelbowangleforkintersectiontechnical:flexure
   • ▪ a piece of extra tubing which can be fitted to a brass instrument to lower the pitch by a set interval.
   • 2. a person who is dishonest or a criminal: informal "the man's a crook, he's not to be trusted" Similar criminallawbreakeroffendervillainblack hatdelinquentmalefactorculpritwrongdoertransgressorsinneryoung offenderjuvenile delinquentfelonthiefrobberarmed robberburglarhousebreakershopliftermuggerfraudsterconfidence tricksterswindlerracketeergunmangangsteroutlawbanditterroristrapistyakuzaholdupperinformal:conjailbird(old) lagliferbaddiesharkcon mancon artisthustlercrimyardbirdyegglightytiefrhyming slang:tea leafinformal, dated:cracksmanmalfeasantmisfeasorinfractorarchaic:miscreanttrespassertrustytransportrare:peculatordefalcatorOpposite law-abiding citizen

   verb

   • 1. bend (something, especially a finger as a signal): "he crooked a finger for the waitress"

   adjective

   • 1. bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory: informal Australian, New Zealand "it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s"
   • ▪ (of a person or a part of the body) unwell or injured: informal Australian, New Zealand "a crook knee"
   • ▪ dishonest; illegal: informal Australian, New Zealand "some pretty crook things went on there"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’): from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’. A noun sense ‘deceit, guile, trickery’ (compare with crooked) was recorded in Middle English but was obsolete by the 17th century The Australian senses are abbreviations of crooked.

   Derivatives

   • 1. crookery noun

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   What does Crook mean?

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   What does Crok mean in English?

   • Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook probably short for crooked 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 1898, in the meaning defined above “Crook.”

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   How do you describe a crook in a sentence?

   • She sat back in the armchair and settled the baby in the crook of her arm. I'm a bit crook at the moment. She delicately crooked her little finger as she picked up her cup. She thinks all politicians are crooks. Kids should learn to sneeze and cough into the crooks of their elbows. What is the pronunciation of crook? 罪犯, 騙子, 無賴… 罪犯, 骗子, 无赖…

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   What does Crooks symbolize?

   • Crooks is a symbol of the oppression and the segragation that was present during the 1930s Depression Era. He is in a situation where his status will never change. He lives in the barn with the horses. The men don't want him in the bunk with them because he is Black and because they say he stinks.

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   What is a crook in a shepherd's hand?

   • Frequently the shepherd carries a staff or crook in his hand, on which he sometimes leans, as if weary beneath his burden. Sometimes a milk-pail is represented near a lamb, or hanging on a crook by its side, or even resting on its back. Crook definition: a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook. .

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   What does it mean if a Man Crooks a finger?

   • A crook is a criminal or a dishonest person. The man is a crook and a liar. If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: 'Come forward', he said. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   A crook is long staff that’s bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.

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    to bend; curve; make a crook in: He crooked a finger to get the waitperson's attention. Slang . to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop.