crook
1 (krŏŏk)
[Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr.]
noun
- An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
- A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
- A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
- Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods.
verb: crooked, crook·ing, crooks.
transitive verb
- To make a crook in; bend.
intransitive verb
- To bend or curve. See synonyms at bend1
crook
2 (krŏŏk)
[From crooked, or crook1.]
adjective
Australian- Out of order; faulty.
- Not well; ill.
- Of poor quality; inferior.
- Not honest; crooked.