 crook |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime | |
| Synonyms: | criminal felon outlaw malefactor | |
| Related terms: | wrongdoer murderer thief kidnapper traitor racketeer gangster smuggler blackmailer bootlegger raper briber hood conspirator accessory probationer pusher fugitive recidivist scofflaw highbinder desperado mafioso violator billie_the_kid moll highjacker james arsonist macgregor outlaw | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a circular segment of a curve | |
| Synonyms: | turn bend | |
| Examples: | : "a bend in the road" "a crook in the path" |
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| Related terms: | curve bight | |
| 3. | [ verb ] bend or cause to bend | |
| Synonyms: | curve | |
| Examples: | "He crooked his index finger" "the road curved sharply" |
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| Related terms: | bend recurve curvature | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2069 | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a long staff with one end being hook shaped | |
| Synonyms: | shepherd's_crook shepard's_crook | |
| Related terms: | staff | |
| Similar spelling: |
Crooks Crooke Croke crock croak croaky Croskey Croce crake creak Creek Crego crick crack Crago Crose cross creaky crosse crouch crouse Crisco |
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