crook

/kɹʊk/ · noun

Meaning

A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
A lock or curl of hair.
A gibbet.
A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
To bend, or form into a hook.
To become bent or hooked.
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
Ill, sick.
Annoyed, angry; upset.

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