verb🔗ShareTo bend, or form into a hook."He crooked his finger toward me."appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become bent or hooked."The old branch crooked under the weight of the heavy snow. "appearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist."He crooked the numbers on his expense report to get more money back from the company. "moralcharacterattitudeactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot straight; having one or more bends or angles."We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill."appearanceconditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSet at an angle; not vertical or square."That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?"appearancequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDishonest or illegal; corrupt."He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals."moralcharacterbusinessfinancelawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading