Crook — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

a circular segment of a curve

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʊk/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈʊk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈʊk/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʊk/.

Examples

a bend in the road
a crook in the path
He crooked his index finger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

turn shepherd's crook bend criminal outlaw felon curve malefactor twist

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
noun	a circular segment of a curve “a bend in the road”
noun	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
verb	bend or cause to bend “He crooked his index finger”

Word Forms

criminalize	verb	treat as a criminal
outlaw	adjective	disobedient to or defiant of law
outlaw	verb	declare illegal; outlaw
bend	verb	change direction
crook	verb	bend or cause to bend
crook	noun	a circular segment of a curve
curvature	noun	(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gauner

jemand, der eine Straftat begangen hat oder wegen einer Straftat rechtskräftig verurteilt wurde

🇫🇷French

escroc

quelqu'un qui a commis un crime ou qui a été légalement reconnu coupable d'un crime

🇪🇸Spanish

ladrón

alguien que ha cometido un delito o ha sido condenado legalmente por un delito

🇮🇹Italian

truffatore

qualcuno che ha commesso un crimine o è stato legalmente condannato per un crimine

🇳🇱Dutch

oplichter

iemand die een misdrijf heeft gepleegd of wettelijk is veroordeeld voor een misdrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

trapaceiro

alguém que cometeu um crime ou foi legalmente condenado por um crime

🇷🇺Russian

мошенник

тот, кто совершил преступление или был законно осужден за преступление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रूक

कोई व्यक्ति जिसने कोई अपराध किया हो या कानूनी तौर पर किसी अपराध के लिए दोषी ठहराया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কুটিল

যে কেউ অপরাধ করেছে বা আইনত অপরাধের জন্য দোষী সাব্যস্ত হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வஞ்சகர்

ஒரு குற்றம் செய்தவர் அல்லது சட்டப்பூர்வமாக ஒரு குற்றத்திற்காக தண்டிக்கப்பட்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసగాడు

నేరం చేసిన లేదా చట్టబద్ధంగా నేరానికి పాల్పడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बदमाश

ज्याने गुन्हा केला आहे किंवा एखाद्या गुन्ह्यासाठी कायदेशीररित्या दोषी ठरले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠગ

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જેણે ગુનો કર્યો હોય અથવા કાયદેસર રીતે ગુના માટે દોષિત ઠર્યા હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಂಚಕ

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೊಳಗಾದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചകൻ

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യം ചെയ്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യത്തിന് നിയമപരമായി ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਮਾਸ਼

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਕੋਈ ਜੁਰਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਲਈ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمعاش

کوئی ایسا شخص جس نے جرم کیا ہو یا قانونی طور پر جرم کا مرتکب ہوا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骗子

犯罪或被依法定罪的人

🇯🇵Japanese

詐欺師

犯罪を犯したことがある、または犯罪で法的に有罪判決を受けた人

🇰🇷Korean

구부러진 갈고리

범죄를 저질렀거나 범죄로 법적 유죄판결을 받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

một người đã phạm tội hoặc đã bị kết án hợp pháp về một tội phạm

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อพับ

คนที่ก่ออาชญากรรมหรือถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิดตามกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bajingan

seseorang yang telah melakukan kejahatan atau telah dihukum secara sah karena melakukan kejahatan

🇵🇭Filipino

manloloko

isang taong nakagawa ng krimen o legal na nahatulan ng krimen

🇲🇾Malay

penjahat

seseorang yang telah melakukan jenayah atau telah disabitkan secara sah atas jenayah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحتال

شخص ارتكب جريمة أو أدين قانونيًا بارتكاب جريمة

🇮🇷Persian

کلاهبردار

کسی که مرتکب جرمی شده یا به طور قانونی به جرمی محکوم شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dolandırıcı

Bir suç işlemiş veya yasal olarak bir suçtan hüküm giymiş kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוכל

מישהו שביצע פשע או הורשע משפטית בפשע

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The primary meaning of 'crook' is 'someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime'.

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Using 'crook' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'crook' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'crook' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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