uncrook

verb
/ʌnˈkɹʊk/US

Etymology

From un- + crook.

  1. derived from *greg-
  2. inherited from *krōkaz
  3. inherited from *krōk
  4. inherited from *crōc — “hook, bend, crook
  5. inherited from croke
  6. prefixed as uncrook — “un + crook

Definitions

  1. To bring back from a crooked position.

    • And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm.

The neighborhood

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