crook

Definition

  • noun: a dishonest person
  • noun: an implement having a bent or hooked form
  • verb: to bend (your finger, neck, or arm)
  • used especially in the phrase 'go crook'
  • synonyms: bend, curve, curvature

Examples

  • He 'crooked' his finger at us and led us to the table.

  • She was determined to succeed 'by hook or by crook'.

  • He thinks politicians are just a bunch of 'crooks'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) So, George, I still don't understand. How is that a setup? Who were you trying to setup anyway? The mechanic or the manager? I don't know. All of them, they're all crooks. I couldn't get all different candy bars anyway. What was that? I think there's a mental hospital near here. (..)
    1998 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Dealership Season: 9 Episode 11