crooking

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crook
A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal

People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got., November 18, 1973 (The Washington Post).

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ill, sick
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not right, not up to standard

Not turning up for training was pretty crook.

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A shepard's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend ("hook") at one end used by shepherds

Even though I walk through a / valley dark as death / I fear no evil, for thou art with me, / thy staff and thy crook are my / comfort.

crook
To bend

...In the following cases: physical defect in the married parties, desertion without communication for five years, he said, crooking a short finger covered with hair.

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A form of warp in which a board deviates edgewise from a straight line from end to end
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A staff with a hook at one end, particularly one used by shepherds
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The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep
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a long staff with one end being hook shaped bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply
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someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
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a long staff with one end being hook shaped
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Abrupt bend in a tree or log
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{f} bend, curve; be bent, be curved
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A defect of a tree characterized by a sharp bend in the main stem
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To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist
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A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd. a shepherd's crook
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an abrupt bend in a tree or log; a defect
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A bend
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A criminal who steals
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Any implement having a bent or crooked end
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A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. The man is a crook and a liar
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A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc
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The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee. She hid her face in the crook of her arm
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To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature
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An abrupt curvature or bend in a tree bole
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If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it. He crooked his finger: `Come forward,' he said
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{i} thief (Slang); hook; rod with a curved end, shepherd's crook
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Cf
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A pothook
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A bishop's staff of office
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An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge
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To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve
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bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
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Edge distortion of a board easily identified by holding the edge upwards and sighting down the the top edge In most case, before using a crook edge board, it should be resawn
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A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc
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Pastoral staff
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A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
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If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook. if you crook your finger or your arm, you bend it
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a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
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Crook is a form of warp in which the board curves along one edge
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to change its pitch or key
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