crooked

 
  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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