crook
/krʊk/
noun
- A dishonest person, especially a criminal or someone who cheats others.
- Politicians who take bribes are no better than common crooks.
- The car salesman turned out to be a crook who sold damaged vehicles.
- The police arrested the crook after he tried to rob the bank.
- A bent or curved part of something, such as a pipe, road, or piece of metal.
- The river makes a sharp crook near the old mill.
- The plumber fixed the crook in the pipe where water was leaking.
- He used a crook in the branch to hang his lantern.
- A shepherd's staff with a hook at one end.
- In old paintings, bishops are sometimes shown holding a crook.
- The shepherd carried a wooden crook to guide his sheep.
- He carved a crook from a sturdy branch to use on the farm.
adjective
- Bent or curved, not straight.
- The road is crook and narrow through the mountains.
- He drew a crook line on the map to show the path.
- The old fence had crook posts that leaned to one side.
- Dishonest or illegal.
- The company's crook accounting practices were exposed.
- They were involved in some crook business deals.
- He got a crook lawyer who only made things worse.