n.

1. An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
2. A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
3. A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
4. Informal. One who makes a living by dishonest methods.

v., crooked, crook·ing, crooks.

v.tr.

To make a crook in; bend.

v.intr.

To bend or curve. See synonyms at bend¹.

[Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr.]

crook² (krʊk)
adj. Australian.

1. Out of order; faulty.
2. Not well; ill.
3. Of poor quality; inferior.
4. Not honest; crooked.

[From CROOKED or CROOK¹.]

noun

1. Something bent: bend, bow, curvature, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.
2. A person who cheats: bilk, cheat, cheater, cozener, defrauder, rook, sharper, swindler, trickster, victimizer. Informal chiseler, flimflammer. Slang diddler, gyp, gypper. See honest/dishonest.

verb

To swerve from a straight line: angle, arc, arch, bend, bow, curve, round, turn. See straight/bent.

Idioms beginning with crook:
crook one's elbow

See also by hook or crook.

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n

Definition: criminal, thief
Antonyms: innocent, law, law-abiding citizen, police

v

Definition: bend, angle
Antonyms: straighten

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A detachable length of tubing inserted into a horn, trumpet or other brass instrument to change the tube length and hence the pitch.

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1. The warp of a board edge from a straight line drawn between the two ends; also called edgebend or spring.
2. A piece of timber so warped; a knee.

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IN BRIEF: Someone who has committed a crime.

After robbing our home, the crook was arrested by the police.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bispestav krumning, ting med krumning, slyngel, forbryder
v. tr. - bøje, krumme, snyde, hugge
v. intr. - bøje, krumme

idioms:

• crook of    krog på

2.
adj. - bøjet, dårlig, ubehagelig, sur, uærlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
misdadiger, haak, krom, herders-/ bisschopsstaf, bocht, oplichter, ziek, oneerlijk, chagrijnig, buigen

Français (French)
1.
n. - escroc, courbe, creux (du bras), houlette (du berger), crosse (évêque), (Mus) ton de rechange
v. tr. - recourber, plier
v. intr. - recourber, plier

idioms:

• the crook of    le creux de, la courbe de

2.
adj. - (Austral) mal fichu, mauvais (une nourriture)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gauner
v. - biegen, beugen

idioms:

• the crook of    Biegung (des Ellenbogens/Knies)

2.
adj. - krumm, kaputt, ärgerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποιμενική ράβδος, γκλίτσα, τσιγκέλι, γωνιά, καμπή, στροφή, (καθομ.) απατεώνας, κάθαρμα, λωποδύτης
v. - λυγίζω, στραβώνω, κάμπτω/-ομαι
adj. - ανέντιμος, άρρωστος, άκεφος, δυσάρεστος

idioms:

• crook of    γωνιά, στροφή, καμπή

Italiano (Italian)
piegare, curvare, imbroglione

idioms:

• crook of    gomito di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - croque (m), trapaça (f), trapaceiro (m)
v. - entortar, perverter
adj. - torto, desonesto, insatisfatório (coloq.), mal-humorado

idioms:

• crook of    trapaceiro de

Русский (Russian)
сгибать, красть, жулик

idioms:

• crook of    в изгибе

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - criminal, estafador, ladrón
v. tr. - encorvar, doblar, acodar, estafar, timar
v. intr. - encorvarse, doblarse, acodarse

idioms:

• the crook of    ángulo interno del codo/rodilla, recodo, el ángulo de

2.
adj. - curvatura, encorvamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krok, krycka, herdestav, kräkla, böjning, bedragare (vard.)
v. - kröka, knycka (sl.)
adj. - ojuste (vard.), vresig (austr.), sönder (austr.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 弯曲的东西, 曲柄杖, 钩, 弯曲, 使弯曲, 使成钩形, 欺骗, 偷窃, 成钩形

idioms:

• crook of    弯曲的部分

2. 弯曲的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 彎曲的

2.
n. - 彎曲的東西, 曲柄杖, 鉤, 彎曲
v. tr. - 使彎曲, 使成鉤形, 欺騙, 偷竊
v. intr. - 彎曲, 成鉤形

idioms:

• crook of    彎曲的部分

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 굽은 것, 손잡이가 굽은 지팡이, 사기꾼
v. tr. - 구부리다, 사취하다
v. intr. - 구부러지다

2.
adj. - 싫은, 부정한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 曲げる, 湾曲する
n. - 曲がったもの, 柄の曲がったつえ, 曲がった部分, 湾曲, 詐欺師, いかさま師

idioms:

• crook of    曲げる, 盗む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لص, حرامي, حيال, نصاب, عصا, انحناء (فعل) ثنى, لوى (صفه) مريض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקל רועים, נוכל, כיפוף, עיקום, פושע‬
v. tr. - ‮עיקם, כופף‬
v. intr. - ‮התעקם‬
adj. - ‮חלש, חולה, כועס, במצב-רוח רע, לא-תקין, מקולקל, מאכזב, לא-מספק‬

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