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crook

noun / verb / adjective

Meaning

  1. nounA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.

    Example: She held the baby in the crook of her arm.

  2. verbTo bend, or form into a hook.

    Example: He crooked his finger toward me.

  3. adjectiveBad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.

    Example: That work you did on my car is crook, mate.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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