crooked
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Pronunciation[change]
- adjective
- verb
Adjective[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- If something is crooked, it is not straight; it has many bends or angles.
- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- If something is standing or set up crooked, it is set up at an angle.
- That picture is crooked. Could you straighten it for me?
- (figuratively) If someone or something is crooked, they are not honest or it is not allowed by law; they are dishonest; it is illegal.
- He was trying to make another crooked deal.
Antonyms[change]
- (not striaght): straight
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Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- The past tense and past participle of crook.