crook
骗子,诈骗,诈骗犯,骗人
Related Words
Definitions
- 1
- : a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- : the hooked part of anything.
- : an instrument or implement having a bent or curved part, as a shepherd's staff hooked at one end or the crosier of a bishop or abbot.
- : a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief.
- : a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road.
- : the act of crooking or bending.
- : a pothook.
- : Also called shank. a device on some musical wind instruments for changing the pitch, consisting of a piece of tubing inserted into the main tube.
- 1
- : to bend; curve; make a crook in.
- : Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop.
Phrases
- crook one's elbow
- by hook or crook
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A bouquet of roses rested in the crook of her arm, and a crown adorned her curled blond hair.
If you are tempted to respond because the caller has some identifying information, keep in mind the crooks read the obituaries to find relatives of covid victims.
Svo had built a reputation of living up to the ideals of a vor, never giving in to the authorities, even when it meant extra jail time, and was given his due respect by crooks of all backgrounds.
Using information they know about people, crooks are applying for benefits and directing them electronically to their own bank accounts.
The Build the Wall case is another example of alleged crooks’ text messages coming back to haunt them.
Turns out, this is the second notorious crook to come from this small town.
And she was clearly more intelligent than your average crook.
The crook then produces a MetroCard of his own and offers to swipe the would-be traveler through—for a premium price.
Wall Street crook Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, has just taken three very strong, very expired sedatives.
Errichetti was a foul-mouthed megalomaniac and “a crook at heart,” Greene wrote.
I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
Only then did I own that by hook or by crook—and mostly by , I was forced to suspect—they had purposely given me the slip.