Definitions for crookkrʊk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
crookkrʊk(n.)
a bent or curved implement, appendage, etc.; hook.
the hooked part of anything.
an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a bishop's crosier.
a dishonest person, esp. a swindler or thief.
a bend or curve.
(v.t.)to bend; curve:
to crook one's finger.
(v.i.)to bend; curve.
Origin of crook:
1125–75; ME crok(e) < ON krāka hook
crook*krʊk(adj.)
sick; ill.
Category: British
angry; ill-humored.
Category: British
bad; out of order; unsatisfactory.
Category: British
* Australian..
Origin of crook:
1875–80; perh. alter. of earlier cronk < Yiddish or G krank sick
Princeton's WordNet
criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor(noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
bend, crook, twist, turn(noun)
a circular segment of a curve
"a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
crook, shepherd's crook(verb)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
crook, curve(verb)
bend or cause to bend
"He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
crook(noun)ʊk
a dishonest person; = criminal
Webster Dictionary
Crook(noun)
a bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
Crook(noun)
any implement having a bent or crooked end
Crook(noun)
the staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep
Crook(noun)
a bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff
Crook(noun)
a pothook
Crook(noun)
an artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge
Crook(noun)
a small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key
Crook(noun)
a person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc
Crook(noun)
to turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve
Crook(noun)
to turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
Crook(verb)
to bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
CROOK
One who exceeds the speed limit in Law & Order Ave. A Misfit in the Straight and Narrow Way.
Translations for crook
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
crook(noun)
a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.
- haak, kromstaf, staf, kierieAfrikaans
- عَصا مَعْقوفَـهArabic
- гегаBulgarian
- bordãoPortuguese (BR)
- hůl, berlaCzech
- der (Hirten-/Bischofs-)StabGerman
- hyrdestav; bispestavDanish
- γκλίτσα, ποιμαντορική ράβδοςGreek
- cayado, báculo (obispo)Spanish
- sauEstonian
- چوبدستی؛ عصاFarsi
- sauvaFinnish
- houletteFrench
- מָטֶהHebrew
- गड़रिया या पादरी की एक सिरे पर मुड़ा़ हुआ डन्डाHindi
- pastirskištapCroatian
- pásztorbotHungarian
- tongkat yang ujungnya melengkungIndonesian
- hirðingjastafurIcelandic
- bastone da pastore; pastoraleItalian
- 柄の曲った杖Japanese
- 갈고리Korean
- lazdaLithuanian
- spieķis; zizlisLatvian
- tongkat gembala kambingMalay
- stafDutch
- krumstav, hyrdestavNorwegian
- pastorałPolish
- چوبدستی؛ عصاPersian
- امساءPashto
- bordãoPortuguese
- cârjă; băţ îndoitRomanian
- посохRussian
- berlaSlovak
- ukrivljena palicaSlovenian
- pastirskištapSerbian
- herde-, krumstav, kräklaSwedish
- ไม้ที่มีปลายงอThai
- çoban değneği/sopasıTurkish
- (牧羊人或主教用的)彎柄杖Chinese (Trad.)
- костур, ґирлиґаUkrainian
- آنكڑا، كنڈاUrdu
- gậy mócVietnamese
- （牧羊人或主教用的）弯柄杖Chinese (Simp.)
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