What does crook mean?
Definitions for crook
krʊkcrook
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word crook.
Princeton's WordNet
criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactornoun
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
bend, crook, twist, turnnoun
a circular segment of a curve
"a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
crook, shepherd's crookverb
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
crook, curveverb
bend or cause to bend
"He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CROOKnoun
Etymology: croc, French.
He left his crook, he left his flocks,
And wand’ring through the lonely rocks,
He nourish’d endless woe. Matthew Prior.There fall those saphire-colour’d brooks,
Which, conduit like, with curious crooks,
Sweet islands make in that sweet land. Philip Sidney, b. ii.To Crookverb
Etymology: crocher, French.
It is highly probable, that this disease proceeds from a redundant acidity, because vinegar will soften and crook tender bones. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
Whatsoever affairs pass such a man’s hands, he crooketh them to his own ends; which must needs be often eccentrick to the ends of his master or state. Francis Bacon, Essay 24.
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crook
A crook is typically used to describe someone who is dishonest, involved in illegal activities, or thieves. It can also refer to a curved or bent shape, such as the shepherd's crook, a long staff with a curved top.
Webster Dictionary
Crooknoun
a bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
Crooknoun
any implement having a bent or crooked end
Crooknoun
the staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep
Crooknoun
a bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff
Crooknoun
a pothook
Crooknoun
an artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge
Crooknoun
a small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key
Crooknoun
a person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc
Crooknoun
to turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve
Crooknoun
to turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
Crookverb
to bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature
Etymology: [OE. croken; cf. Sw. krka, Dan. krge. See Crook, n.]
Freebase
Crook
Crook is a market town in County Durham, in the North East of England. It is situated about 10 miles south-west of Durham. Crook lies a couple of miles north of the River Wear, on the A690 from Durham. This turns into the A689 leading up into the scenic upper reaches of Weardale, through Wolsingham and Stanhope.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Crook
krōōk, n. a bend, anything bent: a curved tube used to lower the pitch of a cornet, &c.: the bending of the body in reverence: a staff bent at the end, as a shepherd's or bishop's: an artifice or trick: (Spens.) gibbet.—v.t. to bend or form into a hook: to turn from the straight line or from what is right.—v.i. to bend or be bent.—n. Crook′back (Shak.), a hunchback.—adj. Crook′backed; Crook′ed, bent like a crook: not straight: deviating from rectitude, perverse.—adv. Crook′edly.—n. Crook′edness.—adjs. Crook′-kneed; Crook′-shoul′dered.—A crook in the lot, any trial in one's experience. [Prob. Scand.; cf. Ice. krókr, Dan. krog.]
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.
Entomology
Crook
the hook or recurved tip of the antenna in Hesperidae.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CROOK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crook is ranked #2484 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Crook surname appeared 14,526 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Crook.
83.2% or 12,097 total occurrences were White.
11.3% or 1,644 total occurrences were Black.
2.1% or 312 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 250 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 128 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of crook in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of crook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of crook in a Sentence
People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.
If things are crook at Muswellbrook and there’s no work at Bourke what do you do? If things are crook at Tallarook and there’s no work at Bourke what do you do! ?
We can be sure they will uproot him by hook or by crook, so my best advice for him is 'resign from the speaker's position if you want to prevent further perils for you and your family'.
Well, I'm not a crook.
You can be a crook or be asked to lie. I have seen so many people lying and making mistakes on camera ... People only care about spicy stories.
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Translations for crook
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- المحتالArabic
- извивка, гега, извивам, крадецBulgarian
- Hirtenstab, krümmen, Ganove, Krücke, Krummstab, GaunerGerman
- γκλίτσαGreek
- torcer, torcedura, doblez, ratero, ladrona, ladrón, curvidad, ratera, curva, truhán, enchuecar, truhana, cayado, curvar, doblarSpanish
- käyräsauva, konna, koukistaa, taive, rikollinenFinnish
- courber, arnaqueur, courbe, escroc, houletteFrench
- crúcaIrish
- maling, bajinganIndonesian
- þorpari, glæpamaður, hirðingjastafurIcelandic
- pastorale, furfante, ladro, truffatore, vincastroItalian
- კაუჭი, კავიGeorgian
- ವಂಚಕKannada
- skurkNorwegian
- afzetster, bedrieger, zwendelaarster, bedriegster, oplichtster, oplichter, afzetter, zwendelaarDutch
- ladra, ladrãoPortuguese
- вор, изгиб, сгибать, плутRussian
- lopovSerbo-Croatian
- lopovSlovene
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