crook
adjective
1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
- That work you did on my car is crook, mate
- Not turning up for training was pretty crook.
- Things are crook at Tallarook.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ill, sick.
- I′m feeling a bit crook.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Annoyed, angry; upset.
- be crook at/about; go crook at
noun
1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Similar word(s): criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw
Definition categories: person, principal
2. a circular segment of a curve
- a crook in the path
Similar word(s): bend, turn, twist
Definition categories: shape, curve
3. a long staff with one end being hook shaped
Definition categories: man–made, staff
Sentences with crook as a noun:
- She held the baby in the crook of her arm.
- the crook of a cane