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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bend
;
turn
;
curve
;
curvature
; a flexure.
●
A
bending
of the
knee
; a genuflection.
●
In People:
A
bent
or
curved
part; a
curving
piece
or
portion
(of anything).
●
A
lock
or
curl
of hair.
●
A support
beam
consisting of
a
post
with a cross-beam
resting
upon it; a
bracket
or
truss
consisting of
a
vertical
piece
, a
horizontal
piece
, and a strut.
●
A
specialized
staff
with a
semi-circular
bend
(a "hook")
at one
end used by
shepherds
to control their herds.
●
A bishop's
standard
staff
of office.
●
An
artifice
; a
trick
; a contrivance.
●
In Corruption, Crime & People:
A person who
steals
,
lies
,
cheats
or does other
dishonest
or
illegal
things; a criminal.
●
A pothook.
●
In Music:
A small
tube
, usually
curved
,
applied
to a
trumpet
,
horn
, etc; to change its
pitch
or key.
Verb
●
To
bend
, or form into a hook.
●
In People:
To become
bent
or hooked.
●
In People:
To
turn
from the
path
of
rectitude
; to
pervert
; to
misapply
; to twist.
Adj
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Bad,
unsatisfactory
,
not up
to standard.
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Ill, sick.
●
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Annoyed,
angry
; upset.
Name
●
A
town
in County Durham, England.
●
A
village
in South Lakeland
district
, Cumbria, England.
●
A
statutory
town
in Logan County, Colorado, United States,
named
after George Crook
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Osage County, Missouri, United States, so
named
because of a local merchant's
business practices
(thus being
derived
from
crook
(thief)).
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
crook
English
croke
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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