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a dishonest person. cheat She's a liar and a cheat! cheater US I wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater. crook My dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks. cowboy UK The private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
Examples of crook in a Sentence Verb He crooked his finger at us and led us to the table. the road suddenly crooked to the left Noun He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks .
A crook is long staff that’s bent at one end, like something you might see a shepherd carrying. A crook can also be a criminal — a person who’s dishonest, or bent, just like the staff. The noun crook entered English in the 13th century as a way to describe the long tool with a hook at one end.
an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot. a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief. a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road. the act of crooking or bending.
Synonyms for CROOK: criminal, offender, culprit, lawbreaker, defendant, malefactor, miscreant, accomplice; Antonyms of CROOK: lawman, gangbuster, straighten, unbend, uncurl.
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A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
crook. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Crime crook1 /krʊk/ noun [countable] 1 informal a dishonest person or a criminal The crooks got away across the park. 2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep 3 → the crook of your arm Examples from the Corpus crook • People have accused me ...
1. A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. [informal] [...] 2. The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. [...] 3. A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
Definition of crook adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
