Definition of crook

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Crook (n.) To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.

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Straight :: Straight (superl.) Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber..
Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
Hump :: Hump (n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back..
Right :: Right (a.) To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
Indirectness :: Indirectness (n.) The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.
Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..
Rille :: Rille (n.) One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon..
Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..
Bandy-legged :: Bandy-legged (a.) Having crooked legs.
Bracket :: Bracket (n.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support..
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means..
Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Obuncous :: Obuncous (a.) Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree.
Crook :: Crook (v. i.) To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature.
Crook :: Crook (n.) Any implement having a bent or crooked end.
Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..
Curve :: Curve (a.) Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface..
Crooken :: Crooken (v. t.) To make crooked.
Zigzaggery :: Zigzaggery (n.) The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness.
Bow :: Bow (v. t.) To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.
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