crook
crook /kr'ʊk/ (crooks crooking crooked)
1 [N-COUNT]
A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. (INFORMAL)
The man is a crook and a liar...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, the N of n
The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
3 [VERB] V n
If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it.
He crooked his finger: `Come forward,' he said.
4 [N-COUNT]
A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
...a shepherd's crook.
5 [PHRASE] PHR with cl, PHR with v
If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.
1 [N-COUNT]
A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. (INFORMAL)
The man is a crook and a liar...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, the N of n
The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
She hid her face in the crook of her arm.
3 [VERB] V n
If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it.
He crooked his finger: `Come forward,' he said.
4 [N-COUNT]
A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
...a shepherd's crook.
5 [PHRASE] PHR with cl, PHR with v
If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.