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crooked definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crook 1 sense of crook Sense 1 crook, curve => recurve Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crook 1 sense of crook Sense 1 crook, curve => recurve Entailment of verb crook Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb crook 1 sense of crook Sense 1 crook, curve => bend, flex Familiarity of verb crook crook used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb crook Sense 1 crook, curve => bend, flex -------------- Grep of noun crooked crooked-stemmed aster crookedness Overview of verb crook The verb crook has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) Overview of adj crooked The adj crooked has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) crooked -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth") 2. crooked, corrupt -- (not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive) 3. asymmetrical, crooked -- (irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline") 4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked -- (having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman") Antonyms of adj crooked 4 senses of crooked Sense 1 crooked (vs. straight) straight (vs. crooked) => aligned => unbent => untwisted Sense 2 crooked (vs. straight), corrupt straight (vs. crooked) => aboveboard, straightforward => guileless, transparent => straightarrow(postnominal) Sense 3 asymmetrical, crooked INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular Sense 4 hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright Similarity of adj crooked 4 senses of crooked Sense 1 crooked (vs. straight) => akimbo(predicate) => anfractuous => aquiline, hooked => askew, awry(prenominal), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky => bending => bent => contorted, distorted, twisted => contorted, writhed, writhen => deflective, refractive => gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed => malposed => reflexed => squiggly => warped => windblown => wry => zigzag => geniculate => tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding Also See-> coiled#1; indirect#2 Sense 2 crooked (vs. straight), corrupt => dishonest, unscrupulous => sneaky, underhand, underhanded Also See-> dishonest#1, dishonorable#2; unlawful#2 Sense 3 asymmetrical, crooked => irregular (vs. regular) Sense 4 hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked => unerect (vs. erect) Attributes of adj crooked 2 of 4 senses of crooked Sense 1 crooked (vs. straight) => shape, form configuration, contour Sense 2 crooked (vs. straight), corrupt => honesty, honestness Familiarity of adj crooked crooked used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj crooked crooked Overview of verb crook The verb crook has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend) Overview of adj crooked The adj crooked has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) crooked -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth") 2. crooked, corrupt -- (not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive) 3. asymmetrical, crooked -- (irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with an crooked hemline") 4. hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked -- (having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman")
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