Definition of crook

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Crook (n.) To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.

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Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Shabble :: Shabble (n.) A kind of crooked sword or hanger.
Sinuous :: Sinuous (a.) Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form; winding; crooked.
Zigzaggery :: Zigzaggery (n.) The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness.
Bend :: Bend (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road..
Curve :: Curve (a.) To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it..
Bowl-legged :: Bowl-legged (a.) Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward..
Crookes Tube :: Crookes tube () A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very high degree, with the production of a distinct class of effects; -- so called from W. Crookes who introduced it..
Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Wind :: Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees..
Akimbo :: Akimbo (a.) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Golf :: Golf (n.) A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
Corbe :: Corbe (a.) Crooked.
Cowhage :: Cowhage (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge..
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings..
Crump :: Crump (a.) Crooked; bent.
Bandy-legged :: Bandy-legged (a.) Having crooked legs.
Indirectness :: Indirectness (n.) The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.
Curvicaudate :: Curvicaudate (a.) Having a curved or crooked tail.
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