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Crooked vs Curling - What's the difference?

crooked | curling |

As a verb crooked

is (crook).

As an adjective crooked

is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

As a proper noun curling is

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crooked

English

Etymology 1

From crook, equivalent to .

Verb

(head)
  • (crook)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
    • We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
  • Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
    • That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  • (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
    • He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

    curling

    English

    (wikipedia curling)

    Noun

  • The action or motion of something that curls.
    • curlings of smoke
    a scornful curling of the lip
  • A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

    • Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Verb

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