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Winded vs Crooked - What's the difference?

winded | crooked |

As verbs the difference between winded and crooked

is that winded is past tense of wind while crooked is past tense of crook.

As adjectives the difference between winded and crooked

is that winded is short of breath while crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

winded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wind) (To cause a person to lose their breath)
    • The boxer was winded when his opponent hit his solar plexus.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • short of breath
    • She was winded from her long run.

    Translations

    (short of breath) (trans-mid) * Serbo-Croatian: (t) * Spanish: (t) (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * long-winded * short-winded

    Anagrams

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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.