crookedcrook‧ed /ˈkrʊkɪd/ ●○○ adjective 
His lips curled into a crooked smile. Your tie’s crooked. narrow crooked streets2dishonest: a crooked cop—crookedly adverb—crookedness noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- crooked teeth
- A crooked civil servant sold hundreds of British passports on the black market, a court heard yesterday.
- Smoke rose out of the crooked chimney.
- The land was obtained in a crooked business deal between politicians and an Arizona savings and loans association.
- The picture's crooked - move it a little to the left.
- They moved down the narrow crooked streets of the old town.
- He never knew his father, his uncles were on the fringes of crooked activity and his drunken step-father sold second-hand cars.
- Held crooked, a little behind him, it served no useful purpose.
- Mary's uncle had black hair with some white in it, and high, crooked shoulders.
- Now that he was gone I supposed that the crooked would be made straight and the rough places plain.
- Physically most disturbing of all was his collection of jutting and crooked teeth.
- She knows her party is vulnerable to any hint of being kind to crooked capitalists.
THESAURUS
no longer straight: · The knife was bent in the middle.· a bent nail· She kept her head bent so that Josie couldn’t see her face.
having a bent shape that turns around – used especially when something has been damaged or is old and has lost its natural straight shape: · a twisted tree trunk· All that was left was a pile of twisted metal.· His knee was all twisted.· a twisted ankle
bent in the shape of part of a circle, especially naturally or because something has been made that way: · The bird has a long curved bill.· a curved dagger· The plane’s wings are curved.
bent or twisted into the wrong shape because of heat or dryness: · warped floorboards· The windows are warped and won’t open anymore.
not straight, but bending sharply in one or more places, especially in a way that looks different from normal or does not look right – often used about a part of someone’s body, a path, or a picture: · He had crooked teeth.· her crooked nose and long thin face· The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine.· The picture looks crooked - can you move it up on the left?· a crooked path· the narrow crooked streets of the financial district
having smooth bends in it, usually in a regular pattern – used about hair or lines: · her brown wavy hair· The pictures were separated by a thin wavy line.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not straight something that is bent has lost its original shape and is not flat or straight: · The nail was bent.· How did this spoon get bent?· The hinge was bent and the lid wouldn't shut properly.· Stand with your legs slightly bent.
something that is twisted has been bent in many directions so that it has lost its original shape and may be impossible to recognize: · Pieces of twisted metal and rusted pipe lay scattered around the yard.· Investigators sifted through the twisted wreckage of the plane.
a wooden object that is warped has bent and twisted because of heat or dryness, so that it is no longer flat or straight: · The window frames on the front of the house were badly warped.· An old man was sweeping the warped boards of the front porch.
something that is curved has a long, smooth bend in it, usually because it has been made that way: · The knife had a heavy curved blade.· The temple's roof is curved, in the Thai style.· An airplane wing is curved on top and flat on the bottom.
something such as a line, row, pipe, or tree that is crooked is not straight but bends sharply in one or more places: · Smoke rose out of the crooked chimney.· They moved down the narrow crooked streets of the old town.
a line or edge that is wavy has smooth bends in it in a regular pattern: · A series of wavy lines appeared on the video monitor.· The flag's stripes are wavy and alternate in color.
a wiggly line is one that has a lot of small curves in it: · She wrote with large wiggly letters.
dishonest someone who is dishonest tells lies or tries to trick people or steal things: · A few dishonest dealers give the used car trade a bad name.· a dishonest politician· People on welfare are often wrongly characterized as lazy or dishonest.it is dishonest of somebody to do something: · It was dishonest of him to suggest that he actually had a degree from Oxford - he was just there for one term.
a corrupt politician, official, or police officer uses their power in a dishonest way for their own advantage, for example by accepting money from people in return for helping them: · In the 1970s, the city's police force was among the most corrupt in the nation.· Corrupt customs officials have helped the drug trade to flourish.· Perez said that there were virtually no procedures in place to weed out corrupt officials.
someone who is crooked is involved in illegal or dishonest business activities: · A crooked civil servant sold hundreds of British passports on the black market, a court heard yesterday. crooked (business) deal: · The land was obtained in a crooked business deal between politicians and an Arizona savings and loans association.
someone who is involved in dishonest and usually criminal activities, especially someone who gets money by cheating people: · Collins called the governor a crook and said he should be removed from office.
British spoken use this about someone in an official position, who uses their power illegally or dishonestly: · Half the inspectors here are bent.· A few bent coppers can give the whole police force a bad name.
someone who is unscrupulous uses dishonest and unfair methods to get what they want, and does not care if they harm other people: · Isn't it time we did something to protect the elderly from unscrupulous business people?· Morgan admitted that some of his actions may have been unscrupulous, but he denied doing anything illegal.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY His lips curled into a crooked smile.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1bent, twisted, or not in a straight line OPP straightcrooked smile/grin His lips curled into a crooked smile.· He grinned at me, showing rotten, crooked teeth.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The crooked smile was fixed and deliberate.
His lips curled into a crooked smile. Your tie’s crooked. narrow crooked streets2dishonest: a crooked cop—crookedly adverb—crookedness noun [uncountable]