CROOK


Meaning of CROOK in English

I. crook 1 /krʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: krokr 'hook' ]

1 . informal a dishonest person or a criminal:

The crooks got away across the park.

2 . a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep

3 . the crook of your arm the part of your arm where it bends

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THESAURUS

▪ criminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal:

Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet.

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He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.

▪ offender someone who breaks the law:

The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders.

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a special prison for young offenders

▪ crook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust:

Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them.

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They're just a bunch of crooks.

▪ felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime:

Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.

▪ the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal:

The culprits were never found.

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If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble.

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The culprits were just six years old.

▪ delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes - used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent :

He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.

▪ accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal:

Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.

II. crook 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

if you crook your finger or your arm, you bend it

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