crook
/kɹʊk/ verb C2- To bend, or form into a hook. · He crooked his finger toward me.
- To become bent or hooked.
- To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
He/she/it crooks · Past crooked · Past participle crooked · -ing form crooking
Verb forms
- Base form
- crook
- He/she/it
- crooks
- Past
- crooked
- Past participle
- crooked
- -ing form
- crooking
From the library
And all round the candle the crooked shadows come
“If I had Alice Bell’s crooked nose,” said Anne decidedly, “I wouldn’t--but there!
The idea was at least worth testing; so with the help of Ames, who admitted me to the room, and the crook of Dr.
“What a wicked-looking, crooked staircase,” said Château-Renaud with a smile.
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