[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["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 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."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to bend ; curve ;make a crook in:He crooked a finger to get the waitperson's attention.", "Slang.to steal, cheat, or swindle:She crooked a ring from that shop."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to bend ; curve :My little toe crooks to the side."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["sick or feeble.", "ill-humored; angry .", "out of order; functioning improperly.", "unsatisfactory ; disappointing ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["George,1829–90,U.S. general in Indian wars."]}]