[crook] vt (12c): bend ~ vi: curve, wind
[2]crook n [ME crok, fr. ON krokr hook] (13c) 1: an implement having a bent or hooked form: as a: pothook b (1): a shepherd's staff (2): crosier 1
2: a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent "the ~ of an umbrella handle"
3: bend, curve
4: a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices [3]crook adj [prob. short for crooked] (1898) Austral & NewZeal: not right: a: unsatisfactory b: dishonest, crooked c: irritable, angry--used esp. in the phrase go crook d: ill, unwell