crooked
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Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
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1. To bend, or form into a hook.
"He crooked his finger toward me."
2. To become bent or hooked.
3. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
crooked
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
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1. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
"We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill."
2. Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
"That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?"
3. Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
"He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals."
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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