crook
31crook — crook1 [ kruk ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone who is dishonest, especially someone who uses their position of power for their own personal advantage: the bunch of crooks who run the government a ) a criminal, especially one who steals money 2 …
32crook — 1 noun (C) 1 informal someone who is dishonest: I wouldn t buy a car from them they re a bunch of crooks. 2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep 3 the crook of your arm the part of your arm where it bends, used for… …
33crook — n., v., & adj. n. 1 the hooked staff of a shepherd or bishop. 2 a a bend, curve, or hook. b anything hooked or curved. 3 colloq. a a rogue; a swindler. b a professional criminal. v.tr. & intr. bend, curve. adj. 1 crooked. 2 Austral. & NZ colloq.… …
34crook — I. verb Date: 12th century transitive verb bend intransitive verb curve, wind II. noun Etymology: Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook Date: 13th century …
35Crook — This unusual and interesting name has two possible related, origins. The first of these is a medieval topographical surname, denoting residence from the Middle English word crok , from the Old Norse krokr . The name may also be a metonymic… …
36crook — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (informal) ADJECTIVE ▪ small time ▪ corporate VERB + CROOK ▪ catch {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Crook is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …
37Crook — Original name in latin Crook Name in other language Crook State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 54.7 latitude 1.73333 altitude 162 Population 8573 Date 2012 04 05 …
38crook — [12] A crook ‘criminal’ is almost literally a ‘bent’ person. The underlying meaning of the word is ‘bend, curve, hook’, as can be seen in other applications such as ‘shepherd’s staff with a crooked end’, and particularly in the derivative crooked …
39crook — I. n. 1. Bend, flexure, curvature, turn. 2. Bent staff, shepherd s crook, bishop s crook or staff. 3. Trick, artifice, machination. II. v. a. Bend, curve, incurvate, bow, inflect, make crooked. III. v. n. Bend, curve, become crooked, wind, turn …
40Crook — (By hook or by crook) Dispensation permitting villagers to gather firewood from woodlands, but using only their hook and crook. Effectively permitted the collection of dead branches from the trees …
