crook
🇺🇸
/krʊk/
🇬🇧
/krʊk/
noun
R
a person who is not honest
The police caught the crook who had been stealing from people's homes.
R
the bend in your arm when your elbow
He rested the book in the crook of his arm.
R
a shepherd's stick with a curved end
The shepherd used his crook to guide the sheep into the pen.
verb
R
to bend your finger or arm
She crooked her finger, signaling him to come closer.
adjective
R
sick
I'm feeling a bit crook today, so I think I'll stay home from school.
R
bad or not good
The weather has been crook all week.
R
dishonest or illegal
The whole deal seemed crook to me, so I didn't go through with it.
translation
a person who is not honest; the bend in your arm when your elbow; a shepherd's stick with a curved end
to bend your finger or arm
sick; bad or not good; dishonest or illegal
Word Forms
3rd Present
crooks
Past
crooked
Perfect
crooked
Progressive
crooking
Plural
crooks