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Definitions for Crook

[1] a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
[2] the hooked part of anything.
[3] an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot.
[4] a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief.
[5] a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road.
[6] the act of crooking or bending.
[7] a pothook.
[8] Also called shank. a device on some musical wind instruments for changing the pitch, consisting of a piece of tubing inserted into the main tube.
[9] to bend; curve; make a crook in.
[10] Slang . to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop.
[11] to bend; curve.
[12] sick or feeble.
[13] ill-humored; angry.
[14] out of order; functioning improperly.
[15] unsatisfactory; disappointing.
[16] George, 1829–90, U.S. general in Indian wars.
[17] a curved or hooked thing
[18] a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff
[19] a turn or curve; bend
[20] informal a dishonest person, esp a swindler or thief
[21] the act or an instance of crooking or bending
[22] Also called: shank a piece of tubing added to a brass instrument in order to obtain a lower harmonic series
[23] to bend or curve or cause to bend or curve
[24] Australian and NZ informal ill of poor quality unpleasant; bad
[25] go crook or go off crook Australian and NZ informal to lose one's temper
[26] go crook at or go crook on Australian and NZ informal to rebuke or upbraid

Words related to Crook

rogue, villain, swindler, racketeer, scoundrel, robber, cheat, shyster, knave, pilferer, shark, fork, flex, meander, slither, curve, zigzag, bow, hook, snake

Words nearby Crook

cronus, cronut, crony, cronyism, cronyn, crook, crook one's elbow, crookback, crooke's granule, crooke's hyaline degeneration, crooked

Origin of Crook

2First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps alteration of cronk

Word origin for Crook

C12: from Old Norse krokr hook; related to Swedish krok, Danish krog hook, Old High German krācho hooked tool

Synonyms for Crook

racketeer, robber, rogue, scoundrel, swindler, villain, cheat, knave, pilferer, shark, shyster, filcher, purloiner