crook

UK
/krʊk/
US
/krʊk/

Übersetzungen

crooksubstantiv
crooks
Pl.
UK
/krʊk/
US
/krʊk/
He hung his coat on the crook by the door.
Он повесил пальто на крюк у двери.
The river took a sharp crook to the left.
Река сделала резкий изгиб влево.
The police arrested the crook for fraud.
Полиция арестовала мошенника за мошенничество.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
crookverb
crooked
Präteritum
crooked
Partizip Perfekt
crooking
Gerundium
UK
/krʊk/
US
/krʊk/
He had to crook his arm to fit through the narrow opening.
Ему пришлось согнуть руку, чтобы пройти через узкое отверстие.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
crookadjektiv
crooker
Komp.
crookest
Super.
Chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage.

Definitionen

crooksubstantiv
A person who is dishonest or a criminal.
The police finally caught the crook who had been robbing banks in the area.
A long staff with a curved end, especially one carried by a shepherd or (as a crosier) by a bishop.
The shepherd leaned on his crook as he watched the flock graze.
The inner bend of a part of the body where it curves, especially the inside of the elbow or knee.
She held the sleeping child in the crook of her arm.
crookverb
To bend or cause to bend.
She crooks her finger to beckon him over.
crookadjektiv
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Ill, unwell, or in poor health.
I was feeling crook yesterday, so I stayed in bed.
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Bad, unpleasant, or dishonest.
That was a crook deal, and we lost a lot of money.