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CROOK definition: 1. a very dishonest person, especially a criminal or a cheat: 2. the inside part of your arm where…. Learn more.
crook: [noun] an implement having a bent or hooked form: such as. pothook. a shepherd's staff. crosier 1.
A crook is long staff that’s bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff.
Crook definition: a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook. . See examples of CROOK used in a sentence.
Synonyms for CROOK: criminal, offender, culprit, lawbreaker, defendant, malefactor, miscreant, accomplice; Antonyms of CROOK: lawman, gangbuster, straighten, unbend ...
10 meanings: 1. a curved or hooked thing 2. a staff with a hooked end, such as a bishop's crosier or shepherd's staff 3. a turn.... Click for more definitions.
crook something to bend your finger or arm. She winked and crooked a finger at him. Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’): from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’. A noun sense ‘deceit, guile, trickery’ (compare with crooked) was recorded in Middle English but was obsolete by the 17th cent.
crook of your arm/elbow the place where your arm bends at the elbow. He was carrying a gun in the crook of his arm. a long stick with a hook (= a curved part) at one end, used by shepherds for catching sheep; Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’): from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’.
Everybody thinks horse racing is crook anyway. Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘hooked tool or weapon’): from Old Norse krókr ‘hook’. A noun sense ‘deceit, guile, trickery’ (compare with crooked ) was recorded in Middle English but was obsolete by the 17th cent.
crook. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime crook1 /krʊk/ noun [ countable] 1 informal a dishonest person or a criminal The crooks got away across the park. 2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep 3 → the crook of your arm Examples from the Corpus crook • People have accused me ...
