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A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal

People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got., November 18, 1973 (The Washington Post).

ill, sick
not right, not up to standard

Not turning up for training was pretty crook.

A shepard's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds

Even though I walk through a / valley dark as death / I fear no evil, for thou art with me, / thy staff and thy crook are my / comfort.

To bend

...In the following cases: physical defect in the married parties, desertion without communication for five years, he said, crooking a short finger covered with hair.

A form of warp in which a board deviates edgewise from a straight line from end to end
A staff with a hook at one end, particularly one used by shepherds
The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep
a long staff with one end being hook shaped bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply
someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
a long staff with one end being hook shaped
Abrupt bend in a tree or log
{f} bend, curve; be bent, be curved
A defect of a tree characterized by a sharp bend in the main stem
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
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. a shepherd's crook
an abrupt bend in a tree or log; a defect
A bend
A criminal who steals
Any implement having a bent or crooked end
A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. The man is a crook and a liar
A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc
The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. She hid her face in the crook of her arm
To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature
An abrupt curvature or bend in a tree bole
If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: `Come forward,' he said
{i} thief (Slang); hook; rod with a curved end, shepherd's crook
Cf
A pothook
A bishop's staff of office
An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge
To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve
bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
Edge distortion of a board easily identified by holding the edge upwards and sighting down the the top edge In most case, before using a crook edge board, it should be resawn
A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc
Pastoral staff
A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook. if you crook your finger or your arm, you bend it
a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
Crook is a form of warp in which the board curves along one edge
to change its pitch or key
to crook

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı krûk

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkro͝ok/ /tə ˈkrʊk/

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