American English pronunciation

How to pronounce crooked

IPA transcription: [k'ɹʊkəd]

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Verb

  • bend or cause to bend

    “He crooked his index finger”

    “the road curved sharply”

Adjective

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

    “crooked country roads”

    “crooked teeth”

  • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

Adjective

Usage examples

  • It cuts a deep, narrow valley and is very crooked.
  • Among his works is "Crooked Cucumber", the biography of Shunryu Suzuki.
  • The crooked maze failed to fool the mouse.
  • The crooked maze failed to fool the mouse.
  • The crooked maze failed to fool the mouse.
  • Poor little Crooked-Leg was terribly scared.
  • His hand shot out and clutched Crooked-Leg by the neck.
  • Prod the old mule with a crooked stick.
  • Poor little Crooked-Leg was terribly scared.
  • Crooked Creek, a nationally recognized "Blue Ribbon" smallmouth bass fishery, flows through Harrison.