Crook (kr k), George 1829-1890. American general who defeated the Sioux (1876) and subdued the Chiricahua Apaches under Geronimo (1883). |
| crook 1 (krk) 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. A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path. 4. Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods. v. crooked, crook·ing, crooks v.tr. To make a crook in; bend. v.intr. To bend or curve. See Synonyms at bend1. [Middle English crok, from Old Norse kr  kr.] |
| crook 2 (krk) adj. Australian 1. Out of order; faulty. 2. Not well; ill. 3. Of poor quality; inferior. 4. Not honest; crooked. |
crook
Noun
1. Informal a dishonest person
2. a bent or curved place or thing: she held the puppy in the crook of her arm
3. a bishop's or shepherd's staff with a hooked end
Adjective
1. Austral & NZ, informal
a. ill
b. of poor quality
c. unpleasant; bad
2. go (off) crook Austral & NZ, informal to lose one's temper
3. go crook at or on Austral & NZ, informal to rebuke or upbraid
Verb
to bend or curve [Old Norse krokr hook]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  crook - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimeblackmailer, extortioner, extortionist - a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them bootlegger, moonshiner - someone who makes or sells illegal liquor desperado, desperate criminal - a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) fugitive from justice, fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice highbinder - a corrupt politician highjacker, hijacker - someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough - an aggressive and violent young criminal abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) mafioso - a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) principal - (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement parolee, probationer - someone released on probation or on parole racketeer - someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater - someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) scofflaw - one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, runner, smuggler - someone who imports or exports without paying duties stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it traitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason |
| 2. |  crook - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) | |
| 3. |  crook - a long staff with one end being hook shapedstaff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" | |
| Verb | 1. | crook - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" recurve - curve or bend (something) back or down |
crook
noun 1. (Informal) criminal, rogue, cheat, thief, shark, lag (slang) villain, robber, racketeer, fraudster, swindler, knave (archaic) grifter (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. chiseller (informal) skelm S. African
adjective 3. Austral., N.Z. (informal) ill, sick, poorly (informal) funny (informal) weak, ailing, queer, frail, feeble, unhealthy, seedy (informal) sickly, unwell, laid up (informal) queasy, infirm, out of sorts (informal) dicky Brit. (informal) nauseous, off-colour, under the weather (informal) at death's door, indisposed, peaky, on the sick list (informal) green about the gills go (off) crook Austral., N.Z. (informal) lose your temper, be furious, rage, go mad, lose it (informal) seethe, crack up (informal) see red (informal) lose the plot (informal) go ballistic (slang), chiefly U.S. blow a fuse (slang), chiefly U.S. fly off the handle (informal) be incandescent, go off the deep end (informal) throw a fit (informal) wig out (slang) go up the wall (slang) blow your top, lose your rag (slang) be beside yourself, flip your lid (slang)
Translations
n crook [kruk]
1 a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end. haak, kromstaf, staf, kierie عَصا مَعْقوفَـه гега hůl, berla hyrdestav; bispestav der (Hirten-/Bischofs-)Stab γκλίτσα, ποιμαντορική ράβδος cayado, báculo (obispo) sau چوبدستی؛ عصا sauva houlette מָטֶה गड़रिया या पादरी की एक सिरे पर मुड़ा़ हुआ डन्डा pastirski štap pásztorbot tongkat yang ujungnya melengkung hirðingjastafur bastone da pastore; pastorale 柄の曲った杖 (양치기 등의) 손잡이가 구부러진 지팡이 lazda spieķis; zizlis tongkat gembala kambing staf krumstav, hyrdestav pastorał bordão cârjă; băţ îndoit посох berla ukrivljena palica pastirski štap herde-, krumstav, kräkla ไม้ที่มีปลายงอ çoban değneği/sopası (牧羊人或主教用的)彎柄杖 костур, ґирлиґа آنكڑا، كنڈا gậy móc （牧羊人或主教用的）弯柄杖
2 a criminal The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels. skelm, skurk, boef, bedrieër نَصّاب، مُحْتـال мошеник lump, zloděj forbryder; slyngel der Gauner λωποδύτης criminal, maleante kelm دزد؛ شیاد roisto escroc, voleuse פּוֹשֵׁע, נוֹכֵל अपराधी kriminalac, lopov csaló penjahat glæpamaður, þorpari imbroglione 悪党 도둑, 악당 sukčius blēdis; krāpnieks penjenayah boef forbryter, svindler, kjeltring oszust marginal pungaş, escroc, răufăcător проходимец zlodej, -ka lopov kriminalac bedragare, brottsling คนทุจริต hırsız, dolandırıcı 竊賊 пройдисвіт, шахрай مجرم، بدمعاش kẻ lừa đảo 窃贼
3 the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow) She held the puppy in the crook of her arm. die waai van die arm إنْحِناءه، إلْتِواء извивка ohbí armkrog die Armbeuge καμπύλη μπράτσου pliegue del codo kaenal انحنای داخلی آرنج taive creux כִּיפוּף बांह savinuta ruka hajlat lekuk siku-siku olnbogabót piegatura; gomito 曲げた部分 굴곡, 구부러진 곳 sulenkimas saliektā rokā dukung holte bøy, krumming, (arm)krok zgięcie dobra do braço scobitură согнутая рука ohyb naročje pregib böjning, krök[], armveck ด้านในของส่วนที่งอ dirsek çukuru 手肘內側部位 вигин كهنى كا اندروني حصہ khuỷu tay 手肘内侧部位
v
to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook She crooked her finger to beckon him. buig يَحْنـي، يَثْني، يَعْقـف извивам ohnout bøje; krumme krümmen κυρτώνω doblar, encorvar kõverdama خم کردن؛ قلاب کردن koukistaa (re)courber לְכופֵף उंगलियों को हुक की शक्ल में मोड़ना savinuti se (be)görbít melekukkan krækja piegare 曲げる 구부리다; 구부러지다 sulenkti (kabliu) saliekt (roku, pirkstus) membengkok krommen krumme, bøye, krøkes zakrzywiać dobrar a îndoi сгибать ohnúť upogniti saviti kröka, böja ทำให้โค้งงอ eğmek, kıvırmak, bükmek 彎起手指 горбитися; карлючити(ся) مڑنا یا موڑنا uốn cong 弯起手指
adj crooked [-kid]
1 badly shaped a crooked little man. krom, geboë مُشَوَّه уродлив shrbený krumbøjet; kroget buckelig παραμορφωμένος encorvado küürus کج و کوله؛ انحنا دار köyryselkäinen courbé עָקוֹם झुका हुआ, टेढ़ा neskladan, savijen hamis bungkuk boginn ricurvo 奇形の 기형인, 비뚤어진 sukrypęs, kuprotas saliekts; līks keadaan teruk misvormd skjev, krum zgarbiony, skrzywiony torto încovoiat сгорбленный zhrbený skrivljen savijen krokig, böjd, krökt เบี้ยว çarpık, eğri 畸形的 зігнутий; кривий ٹيڑها، بد شكل، عيار cong hoặc oằn 畸形的
2 not straight That picture is crooked (= not horizontal). skeef, geboë, windskeef غيْر مُستَقيم، أعْوَج извит nakřivo skæv; bøjet; krum krumm στραβός, μη οριζόντιος torcido viltu نا راست؛ کج vino de travers עָקוֹם सीधा नहीं neravan nem egyenes tidak lurus skakkur storto 曲がっている 굽은 kreivas, pakrypęs greizs; šķībs senget scheef skjev krzywy torto strâmb кривой nakrivo postrani nakrivljen sned โค้งงอ eğri, çarpık 不正的 викривлений ٹيڑها không bằng phẳng 不正的
3 dishonest a crooked dealer. slinks, oneerlik غَير شَريف нечестен nečestný uhæderlig; lusket unehrlich ανέντιμος deshonesto, venal, pérfido valskust täis نادرست؛ شیاد kiero malhonnête מוּשחָת बेईमान nepošten tisztességtelen licik óheiðarlegur disonesto 不正直な 부정직한 suktas, nesąžiningas negodīgs; blēdīgs tidak jujur oneerlijk uærlig, svindel-, svindler- nieuczciwy desonesto necinstit нечестный nepoctivý sleparski nepošten ohederlig, oärlig ไม่ซื่อสัตย์ hilekâr, sahtekâr 欺詐的 нечесний بد ديانت không thẳng thắn 欺诈的
adv crookedly [-kid-]
oneerlike بِصورَة مُعوَجّـه нечестно křivě, pokřiveně uhæderligt; lusket; skævt krumm, unehrlich ανέντιμα sin honestidad, venalmente, pérfidamente viltuselt شیادانه؛ بطور کج kierosti tortueusement בִּמעוּקָם बेईमानी nepošteno elvetemülten, alattomosan; ferdén jahat óheiðarlega disonestamente 不正に 비뚤게 kreivai, nesąžiningai greizi; negodīgi secara tidak jujur scheef uærlig; skjevt nieuczciwie com desonestidade pe căi necinstite криво krivo vijugasto nepošteno krokigt, böjt, krökt ohederligt อย่างเบี้ยว ๆ hilekârca 彎曲地 нечесно عيارى سے một cách quanh co 弯曲地
n crookedness [-kid-]
oneerlikheid إعْوِجاج، عَدَم إستِقامـه уродливост křivost uhæderlighed; luskethed; skævhed die Krümmung ανεντιμότητα deformidad; criminalidad; deshonestidad, perfidia viltusus, valskus نادرستی؛ انحنا kierous difformité; malhonnêteté עַקמוּמִיוּת बेईमानी nepoštenje görbülés; elvetemültség, aljasság kejahatan óheiðarleiki deformità; disonestà 不正 비뚤어짐 kreivumas, nesąžiningumas greizums; negodīgums ketakjujuran misvormdheid, scheefheid, oneerlijkheid skjevhet; uærlighet nieuczciwość diformitate; necinste кривизна; бесчестность pokrivenosť; nepoctivosť skrivljenost; sprijenost nepoštenje krokighet, ohederlighet ความคดโกง hilekârlık, sahtekârlık 彎曲 кривизна; безчесність ٹيڑهاپن، عيارى، بدديانتى sự quanh co 弯曲
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