Crooked — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bend or cause to bend

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʊkɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈʊkɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈʊkɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʊkɪd/.

Examples

He crooked his index finger
the road curved sharply
crooked country roads

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

round-shouldered crook round-backed asymmetrical corrupt hunched curve stooped stooping

Antonyms

straight

Parts of Speech

verb	bend or cause to bend “He crooked his index finger”
adjective	having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned “crooked country roads”
adjective	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
adjective	irregular in shape or outline “asymmetrical features”
adjective	having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect “a little oldish misshapen stooping woman”

Word Forms

crook	noun	a circular segment of a curve
curvature	noun	(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
crookedness	noun	having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles
corruptness	noun	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

krumm

verbiegen oder verbiegen lassen

🇫🇷French

courbé

plier ou faire plier

🇪🇸Spanish

torcido

doblar o hacer que se doble

🇮🇹Italian

storto

piegare o far piegare

🇳🇱Dutch

scheef

buigen of doen buigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

torto

dobrar ou fazer dobrar

🇷🇺Russian

кривой

сгибать или заставлять сгибаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेढ़ा

झुकना या झुकने का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঁকাবাঁকা

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்த

வளைவு அல்லது வளைக்க காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంకరగా

వంగడం లేదా వంగడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाकडा

वाकणे किंवा वाकणे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુટિલ

વાળવું અથવા વાળવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕ್ರವಾದ

ಬಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വക്രമായ

വളയുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളയാൻ കാരണമാകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੇਢੇ

ਮੋੜੋ ਜਾਂ ਝੁਕਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیڑھا

موڑنا یا موڑنے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歪

弯曲或导致弯曲

🇯🇵Japanese

曲がった

曲がる、または曲がる原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

구부러진

구부리거나 구부리게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quanh co

uốn cong hoặc làm uốn cong

🇹🇭Thai

คดเคี้ยว

โค้งงอหรือทำให้โค้งงอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bengkok

membungkuk atau menyebabkan membungkuk

🇵🇭Filipino

baluktot

yumuko o maging sanhi ng pagyuko

🇲🇾Malay

bengkok

bengkok atau menyebabkan bengkok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملتوية

ينحني أو يتسبب في الانحناء

🇮🇷Persian

کج شده

خم شدن یا باعث خم شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpık

eğilmek veya bükülmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָקוֹם

להתכופף או לגרום לכיפוף

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