n. | 1. | A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure. | |||
2. | Any implement having a bent or crooked end. | ||||
3. | A pothook. | ||||
4. | An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge. | ||||
5. | (Mus.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key. | ||||
6. | A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc.
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v. t. | 1. | To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve. | |||
2. | To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. |
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3. | crook - a long staff with one end being hook shaped Synonyms: shepherd's crook | |
Verb | 1. | crook - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" Synonyms: curve |