English

Pronunciation
Verb form: enPR|kro�okt, IPA|/kr�kt/, SAMPA|/krUkt/

Verb
rfc-level|Verb at L4+ not in L3 POS section
crooked

1. past of|crook

Pronunciation
Adjective: enPR|kro�ok'ĭd, IPA|/�kr�kɪd/, SAMPA|/"krUkId/
audio|en-uk-crooked.ogg|Audio (UK) pronunciation refers to adjective form.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

#:We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.

1. Set at an angle; not vertical or square.

#:That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?

1. figurative dishonest|Dishonest or illegal.

#:He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

Translations
trans-top|having one or more bends or angles
Albanian: shtrembër
Croatian: kriv
Finnish: käyrä, mutkainen, kiero, väärä, köyry
German: krumm, schief
Hungarian: ferde
Irish: cam#Irish|cam
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|����ت
Old English: geap|ġ�ap
Romanian: strâmb
trans-bottom

trans-top|set at an angle
Finnish: vino, kiero
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|خ�ار
trans-bottom

trans-top|figurative: dishonest, illegal
Finnish: kiero, kelju
Hebrew: t|he|עקש|trikésh|scHebr
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|����ت, KUchar|����ت���ڵ
trans-bottom

Category:English heteronyms

fr:crooked
io:crooked
it:crooked
te:crooked
vi:crooked
zh:crooked

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