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I've played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented. It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything, then you're going to get more offers. That's what I want to do.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Meaning of "crooked" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROOKED

crooked  [ˈkrʊkɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROOKED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crooked is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CROOKED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crooked

Crooked bmay refer to: ▪ Crooked Creek ▪ Crooked Island ▪ Crooked Lake ▪ Crooked River ▪ Crooked Harbour, Hong Kong ▪ Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland ▪ Crooked Bridge, a railroad bridge in Saskatchewan, Canada ▪ The Crooked Castle, part of the Vilnius Castle Complex, Vilnius, Lithuania ▪ Crooked, by Kristin Hersh ▪ Crooked, original title of Game, a Hindi action thriller...

Definition of crooked in the English dictionary

The first definition of crooked in the dictionary is bent, angled or winding. Other definition of crooked is set at an angle; not straight. Crooked is also deformed or contorted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROOKED


alkyd
ˈælkɪd
anti-skid
ˈæntɪˈskɪd
bruchid
ˈbruːkɪd
buck-naked
ˌbʌkˈneɪkɪd
butt-naked
ˌbʌtˈneɪkɪd
cryptorchid
krɪpˈtɔːkɪd
furkid
ˈfɜːkɪd
glochid
ˈɡləʊkɪd
grandkid
ˈɡrændˌkɪd
kid
kɪd
Kidd
kɪd
Kyd
kɪd
monorchid
ˈmɒnɔːkɪd
mother-naked
ˌmʌðəˈneɪkɪd
naked
ˈneɪkɪd
nonskid
ˌnɒnˈskɪd
orchid
ˈɔːkɪd
skid
skɪd
wicked
ˈwɪkɪd
wonderkid
ˈwʌndəˌkɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROOKED

croodle
crook
crookback
crookbacked
crooked on
crookedly
crookedness
crookery
Crookes
Crookes dark space
Crookes lens
Crookes radiometer
Crookes space
Crookes tube
crookneck
crool
crool someone´s pitch
croon
crooner
crooning

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROOKED

choked
downlooked
grimlooked
half-cooked
hooked
overbooked
precooked
ready-cooked
smoked
stoked
unbooked
uncooked
undercooked
uninvoked
unlooked
unprovoked
unrevoked
unsmoked
well-cooked

Synonyms and antonyms of crooked in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CROOKED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crooked» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of crooked

Translation of «crooked» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROOKED

Find out the translation of crooked to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crooked from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crooked» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扭曲的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torcido
570 millions of speakers

English

crooked
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेढ़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملتوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

криво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুটিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tordu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bengkok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

krumm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

屈曲した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비뚤어진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bengkong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quanh co
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோணலான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुटिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çarpık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krzywy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

криво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strâmb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραβό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krokig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krokete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crooked

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROOKED»

The term «crooked» is very widely used and occupies the 20.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROOKED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crooked

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10 QUOTES WITH «CROOKED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crooked.
1
Edward Abbey
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I have my father's lopsided mouth. When I smile, my lips slope to one side. My doctor sister calls it my cerebral palsy mouth. I am very much a daddy's girl, and even though I would rather my smile wasn't crooked, there is something moving for me about having a mouth exactly like my father's.
3
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
I've played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented. It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything, then you're going to get more offers. That's what I want to do.
4
Steve Allen
Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.
5
Ellen Barkin
It is clear I was never the Pretty Girl. I had my two front teeth knocked out when I was 10 and didn't fix them until I was 19. I have a crooked smile and a nose that looks like it's been broken 12 times but never has been. My nose was always red, so people called me Rudolph. My whole face is off-center.
6
Tim Daly
I've always felt if my nose were more crooked, critics would focus more on my acting.
7
Ray Davies
Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep.
8
Jack Finney
I went up a straight crooked lane and, I said 'No thanks, yes if yer please.
9
Tom Freston
A career path is rarely a path at all. A more interesting life is usual a more crooked, winding path of missteps, luck and vigorous work. It is almost always a clumsy balance between the things you try to make happen and the things that happen to you.
10
M. C. Gainey
If I play a cop, it's always a racist cop or a trigger-happy cop or a crooked cop - but by and large I play cowboys, bikers, and convicts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROOKED»

Discover the use of crooked in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crooked and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crooked
From the Hardcover edition.
Laura McNeal, Tom McNeal, 2007
2
Crooked: A History of Cheating in Sports
Benefiting from personal interviews with many figures either involved in or on the periphery of recent scandals, including BALCO's Victor Conte, Crooked presents a pageant of infamy as rich as the history of modern sports itself.
Fran Zimniuch, 2009
3
Crooked
Money couldn't buy a better police force . . .Corruption, prostitution, gambling, bent coppers, crooked politicians, honest crims. It's all in a day's work.
Camilla Nelson, 2011
4
Crooked
Melody is just out of prison.
Louisa Luna, 2010
5
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams.
Linda Urban, 2009
6
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a masterful crime novel, sizzling with deep Southern menace, and distinguished by brilliant plotting and unforgettable characters.
Tom Franklin, 2011
7
Crooked River
At stake is a life. Inspired by a true story, Crooked River takes a probing look at prejudice and early American justice. From the Hardcover edition.
Shelley Pearsall, 2008
8
Crooked
" -The London Times "This is a wonderfully neat play, at once simple and complex, grappling with big issues - matters of faith, fantasy and the flesh - while keeping its sneakers firmly planted on the suburban topsoil of adolescent angst ...
Catherine Trieschmann, 2009
9
A Crooked Line: From Cultural History to the History of Society
A gifted writer, Eley carefully winnows unique experiences from the universal, and uses the interplay of the two to draw the reader toward an organic understanding of how historical thinking (particularly the work of European historians) ...
Geoff Eley, 2005
10
Crooked Tree
A gripping horror tale that deftly weaves Indian lore with suspense amid a northern Michigan setting
Robert Charles Wilson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROOKED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crooked is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Crooked coin broker admits, "I've hurt people,” gets 12 years
Crooked coin broker admits, "I've hurt people,” gets 12 years. A federal judge sentenced the 54-year-old to more than 12 years in prison. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Land trusts buy 800 acres on Crooked River
Local land trusts have signed a $1.37 million agreement to conserve roughly 800 acres along Crooked River, the largest tributary to Sebago ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»
3
Crooked Sierra Leoneans convicted of cunning poor clients in London
A Sierra Leonean in London, who falsely claimed to be a solicitor has been found guilty of providing unregulated immigration advice and ... «Sierra Leone Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Crooked Lake music festival benefits Humane Society
Crooked Lake music festival benefits Humane Society. Story · Comments · Image (3). Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default ... «KPCnews.com, Jul 15»
5
Watch the Trailer for TNT's Crooked-Cop Drama Public Morals …
N.W.A. was totally right, "cops are the worst," they said! Police are always breaking rules and acting corrupt, at least on television. And the trailer ... «TV.com, Jul 15»
6
Car flips onto roof in crash at Crooked Billet Roundabout
A car ended up on its roof following a crash at the Crooked Billet Roundabout in Staines on Sunday afternoon (July 5). Surrey Police officers ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
7
A Crooked and Unseen Highway: lowercase - "You're a King"
Like too many great bands, Lowercase have never received their full due. Ragged, deeply, sometimes even awkwardly, personal music like ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
8
Crooked House Road "Racin'" (Current Sessions video)
Folksy Toronto five-piece Crooked House Road recently unveiled their self-titled debut LP, and now they've offered up an alternate rendition of ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
9
Crooked Creek Man Jailed on Attempted Murder Charges
rural trooper A Crooked Creek man was arrested after an incident along the riverbank near Crooked Creek and charged with Attempted Murder ... «Alaska Native News, Jul 15»
10
Man left with crooked smile after being slashed by boyfriend in …
A man was left with a crooked smile after his boyfriend slashed his neck with a knife during a row. Riley Freeman needed surgery to repair a ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»

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