Crooked vs Uncrook - What's the difference?
crooked | uncrook |
(crook)
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
To bring back from a crooked position.
*{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 14, author=Kelefa Sanneh, title=A Band That Cradles Its Rock, Even Under All Those Layers of Expectations, work=New York Times
, passage=And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm. }}
As verbs the difference between crooked and uncrook
is that crooked is (crook) while uncrook is to bring back from a crooked position.As an adjective crooked
is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.crooked
English
Etymology 1
From crook, equivalent to .Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).Adjective
(en adjective)- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
uncrook
English
Verb
(en verb)citation