Synonyms:
criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Meaning: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonyms:
bend, crook, twist, turn
Meaning: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
crook, curve
Meaning: bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
Usage examples
In a mining camp there is no mercy for the crook.
A political office known as the Crook's Road to Wealth.
There was no telling what this amazing crook might do now.
However, by hook or crook, we managed to stick on the old track.
The long trunk of the elephant was curved to make a crook for the handle.
"Yes, so can I. Of course, if he'd call me a crook, I'd take that as a compliment," Rand said.
'Little green toad with leg like crook, Open wide the door, and look Who it was the latch that shook.'
General Crook was sent in pursuit of him, and afterwards General Miles took up the chase. Finally in August, 1886, the chief and his followers were rounded up.