Definition of Crook
Crook
crook
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a criminal, a person who is dishonest and who engages in fraudulent actions;
e.g. She is a crook and should not be trusted with your money.
(noun)
a hooked, curved, or bent portion of something;
e.g. She hung up the umbrella by the crook of its handle.
(noun)
a staff with a hook on one end, carried by a shepherd or a bishop;
e.g. The shepherd set his crook on the grass and sat down beside it.
(noun)
something that is hooked, curved, or bent in shape, especially the bend of a person's elbow;
e.g. She held her bag in the crook of her arm.
(verb)
to curve or bend something;
e.g. He tried to crook the wire to create a hook.
(adjective)
in informal Australian usage, unpleasant or unsatisfactory in some way, e.g. injured or ill (referring to a person), or illegal or dishonest (i.e. crooked);
e.g. They agreed that they were in a crook situation and wondered what they would do.
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