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An implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a bent or curved part.
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A part that is curved or bent like a hook.
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A curve or bend; a turn: a crook in the path.
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Informal One who makes a living by dishonest methods.
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To make a crook in; bend.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.