terça-feira, 24 de abril de 2012

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crook   Audio Pronunciation   /ˈkrʊk/   noun [count]

(cajado, curva, criminoso, trapaceiro, patife, pilantra, curvar, entortar) 

plural crooks
 
MEANING
 
1 a informal : a dishonest person • He thinks politicians are just a bunch of crooks.
 
1 informal a criminal • a small-time crook
 
2 a : the place where part of the body (such as an arm, leg, or finger) bends • the crook of his arm
 
2 b : a curved or hooked part of something • The squirrel sat in thecrook of the tree. • the crook of the cane
 
3 : a long stick with one end curved into a hook that is used by a shepherd
 
Learn about crook as a verb.
 

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