<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook</li><li>the hooked part of anything</li><li>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</li><li>a dishonest person, especially a sharper, swindler, or thief</li><li>a bend, turn, or curve: a crook in the road</li><li>the act of crooking or bending</li><li>a pothook</li><li>also called shank</li><li>a device on some musical wind instruments for changing the pitch, consisting of a piece of tubing inserted into the main tube</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to bend; curve; make a crook in: He crooked a finger to get the waitperson's attention</li><li>Slang. to steal, cheat, or swindle: She crooked a ring from that shop</li><li>(used without object) to bend; curve: My little toe crooks to the side</li></ul>