1. (

• criminal ,
• felon ,
• crook ,
• outlaw ,
• malefactor

) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime ;

2. (

• bend ,
• crook ,
• twist ,
• turn

) a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" ;

3. (

• crook ,
• shepherd's_crook

) a long staff with one end being hook shaped ;

1. (

• crook ,
• curve ,

) bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" ;