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crooked

verb
/kɹʊkt//ˈkɹʊkɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.

  1. inherited from croked

Definitions

  1. simple past and past participle of crook

  2. Not straight

    Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

    • We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

  3. Set at an angle

    Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

    • That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Dishonest or illegal

      Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

      • He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
      • He's so crooked that everyone avoids interacting with him as much as they can help it.

    2. ill-tempered

      ill-tempered; grumpy; cranky.

      • I wouldn't try to talk to him just now, b'y! He's some crooked today!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at crooked. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at crooked. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at crooked

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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