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crook
Universal Words
noun, verb, adjective
noun
1 (informal) a dishonest person
SYNCRIMINAL:
That salesman is a real crook.
2 ~ of your arm / elbow the place where your arm bends at the elbow:
He was carrying a gun in the crook of his arm.
3 a long stick with a hook at one end, used especially in the past by SHEPHERDS for catching sheep
IDIOMS see HOOKn.
verb [VN] to bend your finger or arm:
She winked and crooked a finger at him.
adjective [notusuallybeforenoun] (AustralE, informal) ill:
I'm feeling a bit crook.
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