crook meaning and definition

CROOK noun

Definition of crook (noun)

1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
   • synonyms: criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw
2. a circular segment of a curve
   • "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
   • synonyms: bend, turn, twist
3. a long staff with one end being hook shaped
   • synonyms: shepherd's crook

CROOK verb

Definition of crook (verb)

1. bend or cause to bend
   • "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
   • synonyms: curve