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Antonyms for crook


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kroo k
Phonetic Transcription : krʊk



Definition of crook

Origin :
  • early 13c., "hook-shaped instrument or weapon," from Old Norse krokr "hook, corner," cognate with Old High German kracho "hooked tool," of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr- words meaning "bent, hooked." Meaning "swindler" is American English, 1879, from crooked in figurative sense of "dishonest" (1708). Crook "dishonest trick" was in Middle English.
  • noun criminal, thief
  • verb bend, angle
Example sentences :
  • And he's promised to pay for the pinto, so that don't make him a crook.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Now, the stool-pigeon in this trick is a swell English crook.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • With them, the crook is presumed guilty at the outset of whatever may be charged against him.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • If you'd been a crook, well, God knows how we'd a-panned out.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • I am an outlaw, and get my living by hook and by crook in a manner it boots not now to tell of.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • She nodded happily from her cozy position in the crook of Hilary's arm.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • He walked over to Spud, lifted the dummy into position in the crook of his arm.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • Charlie was not only a drunkard still, but the “crook” he was supposed to be.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • By his own admission he was against the law, a “crook,” and—the penitentiary was looming.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He meant to see Diane before he turned in, by hook or by crook.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

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