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1. (n.) crook
a bent or curved implement, appendage, etc.; hook.
2. crook
the hooked part of anything.
3. crook
an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a bishop's crosier.
4. crook
a dishonest person, esp. a swindler or thief.
5. crook
a bend or curve.
6. (v.t.) crook
to bend; curve:
to crook one's finger.
7. (v.i.) crook
to bend; curve.
8. (Australian.) crook
sick; ill.
9. crook
angry; ill-humored.
10. crook
bad; out of order; unsatisfactory.
Etymology: (1875–80; perh. alter. of earlier cronk < Yiddish or G krank sick)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. (noun) bend, crook, twist, turn
a circular segment of a curve
"a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
3. (verb) crook, shepherd's crook
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
4. (verb) crook, curve
bend or cause to bend
"He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
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1. (noun) crook
a dishonest person; = criminal
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) crook
a bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
2. (noun) crook
any implement having a bent or crooked end
3. (noun) crook
the staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep
4. (noun) crook
a bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff
5. (noun) crook
a pothook
6. (noun) crook
an artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge
7. (noun) crook
a small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key
8. (noun) crook
a person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc
9. (noun) crook
to turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve
10. (noun) crook
to turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
11. (verb) crook
to bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature
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Sense: a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.
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 Afrikaans: haak, kromstaf, staf, kie |
 Arabic: عَصا مَعْقوفَـه |
 Bulgarian: гега |
 Brazilian: bordão |
 Czech: hůl, berla |
 German: der (Hirten-/Bischofs-)St |
 Danish: hyrdestav; bispestav |
 Greek: γκλίτσα, ποιμαντορική ράβ |
 Spanish: cayado, báculo (obispo) |
 Estonian: sau |
 Farsi: چوبدستی؛ عصا |
 Finnish: sauva |
 French: houlette |
 Hebrew: מָטֶה |
 Hindi: गड़रिया या पादरी की एक सि |
 Croatian: pastirskištap |
 Hungarian: pásztorbot |
 Indonesian: tongkat yang ujungnya mel |
 Icelandic: hirðingjastafur |
 Italian: bastone da pastore; pasto |
 Japanese: 柄の曲った杖 |
 Korean: 갈고리 |
 Lithuanian: lazda |
 Latvian: spieķis; zizlis |
 Malay: tongkat gembala kambing |
 Dutch: staf |
 Norwegian: krumstav, hyrdestav |
 Polish: pastorał |
 Persian: چوبدستی؛ عصا |
 Pashto: امساء |
 Portuguese: bordão |
 Romanian: cârjă; băţ îndoit |
 Russian: посох |
 Slovak: berla |
 Slovenian: ukrivljena palica |
 Serbian: pastirskištap |
 Swedish: herde-, krumstav, kräkla |
 Thai: ไม้ที่มีปลายงอ |
 Turkish: çoban değneği/sopası |
 Taiwanese: (牧羊人或主教用的)彎柄杖 |
 Ukrainian: костур, ґирлиґа |
 Urdu: آنكڑا، كنڈا |
 Vietnamese: gậy móc |
 Chinese: （牧羊人或主教用的）弯柄杖 |
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