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- Dictionarycrook/krʊk/
noun
- 1. the hooked staff of a shepherd: "seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs"
- 2. a person who is dishonest or a criminal: informal "the man's a crook, he's not to be trusted" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. bend (something, especially a finger as a signal): "he crooked a finger for the waitress"
adjective
- 1. bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory: informal Australian, New Zealand "it was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s"
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the crook of your arm phrase; by hook or by crook idiom; See all idioms and phrases
Examples of crook in a Sentence Verb He crooked his finger at us and led us to the table. the road suddenly crooked to the left Noun He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks .
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. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.
A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
Crook (music), exchangeable section of a brass instrument; Crook, the crozier carried by a bishop or abbot; Shepherd's crook; An angled stem used in securing a laid Devon hedge; Baron Crook, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Crooks Covered Bridge, southeast of Rockville, Indiana, United States, on the National Register of Historic ...
CROOK definition: 1. a criminal or someone who cheats people 2. the inside part of your arm where it bends. Learn more.
Define crook. crook synonyms, crook pronunciation, crook translation, English dictionary definition of crook. n. 1. An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part. 2. A part that is curved or bent like a hook. 3.
Definition of crook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Toggle navigation
Crook is a market town in the Durham County Council unitary authority and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located on the edge of Weardale and sometimes referred to as the "Gateway to Weardale".
The earliest known use of the word crook is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for crook is from around 1175, in Ormulum. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
