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
- 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
Synonyms for crook
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