crook (n.)

  1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

    [ Syn: criminal , felon , outlaw , malefactor ]

  2. a circular segment of a curve; a bend in the road; a crook in the path

    [ Syn: bend , twist , turn ]

  3. a long staff with one end being hook shaped

    [ Syn: shepherds crook ]

    crook (v.)

  1. bend or cause to bend; He crooked his index finger; the road curved sharply

    [ Syn: curve ]

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