crook, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

crook (crooks plural & 3rd person present) (crooking present participle) (crooked past tense & past participle )

1 n-count A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
INFORMAL The man is a crook and a liar...

2 n-count The crook of your arm or leg is the soft inside part where you bend your elbow or knee.
usu sing, the N of n
She hid her face in the crook of her arm.

3 verb If you crook your arm or finger, you bend it.
He crooked his finger: `Come forward,' he said. V n

4 n-count A crook is a long pole with a large hook at the end. A crook is carried by a bishop in religious ceremonies, or by a shepherd.
...a shepherd's crook.

5 If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.
♦ by hook or by crook phrase PHR with cl, PHR with v
They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook.