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crook

B1 noun
us /kɹʊk/

Các nghĩa

  1. chỗ cong, khúc cong

    A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.

    She held the baby in the crook of her arm.

  2. sự quỳ gối

    A bending of the knee; a genuflection.

  3. phần cong, đoạn cong

    A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).

    the crook of a cane

  4. kẻ gian, tên lừa đảo

    A person who steals, lies, cheats, or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal; a scoundrel, scofflaw, lawbreaker, rogue, or miscreant.

  5. gậy chăn cừu

    A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.

    Even though I walk through a / valley dark as death / I fear no evil, for thou art with me, / thy staff and thy crook are my / comfort.

  6. gậy giám mục

    A bishop's standard staff of office.

  7. mưu mẹo, thủ đoạn

    An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.

    for all your brags, hooks, and crooks

  8. móc treo nồi

    A pothook.

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