Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
1
She cradled her left hand in the crook of her right arm.
2
In the crook of one arm, he carried several round red fruit.
3
He was completely at a loss in the presence of the master-crook.
4
The crook-neck squash in the Northwest is a great success this season.
5
The crook says he can if the money is in his hand.
6
The crook by this time had reached the top of the wall.
7
A crook inside saw it through the aperture and opened the door.
8
Little did we know we were dealing with a crook, she said.
9
He still had the instinctive crook sense to conceal his natural voice.
10
The crook he held in his hand opened with an elongated curve.
11
How did your nose get that crook in it, by the way.
12
He was a crook and the bosom friend of the great Passero.
13
I want it proved in court that Manton is a cheap crook.
14
Law stepped into view, his Winchester in the crook of his arm.
15
In the other hung a crook-necked squash, festooned with wreaths of spider-webs.
16
By hook or crook, Mabuza has played himself into a strong position.
