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| crook [ krk ] |
noun (plural crooks) |
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1. hook-shaped device: a curved or hooked tool, instrument, or part in a mechanism
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2. agriculture shepherd's hooked stick: a long stick with a curved end used by a shepherd to catch or guide a sheep
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3. christianity
Same as crosier (sense 1)
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4. bend in something: a bent or curved part of something, e.g. the curve made by somebody's arm when the elbow is bent
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5. dishonest person: a thief, cheat, or criminal
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informal
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle crook·ed, present participle crook·ing, 3rd person present singular crooks) |
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form bend: to curve, or make something such as a finger take on a hooked or curved shape
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| [12th century. < Old Norse krókr "hook"] |
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  crook·er·y noun |
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