2007-02-05 02:44:09 · 13 answers · asked by preeti_2427 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Crooked can be used several ways, here's a few examples.
The trunk of the tree grew very crooked.
Women who carry water vases on their heads for years, develop crooked backs.
A bad lawyer, who isn't honest, is said to be crooked.
He was a crooked policeman, as he took bribes.
This is where you get the slang word 'crook' from, as in "That guy is a crook."
2007-02-05 03:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Christine 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There was a crooked man,
And he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked stile.
Beside a crooked stile,
He bought a crooked cat,
Which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together
In a little crooked house.
2007-02-05 06:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by pooh_9836 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democrats think that George Bush is a crooked President.
2007-02-05 03:13:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a crooked man
Who lived a crooked life.
He lived in a crooked house
inside a crooked fence.
2007-02-05 03:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most crooked businessmen rely on substantial tax evasion.
His mouth was distorted in a crooked smile.
2007-02-09 01:05:52 · answer #5 · answered by asok c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crooked means 'not straight'.
2007-02-05 03:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by subasu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ultimately the soldier was identified crooked for the spying against the country and given the capital punishment.
(CROOKED means:
Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.)
(Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust: corrupt, dishonest, venal.)
2007-02-05 03:01:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are not honest, you may be crooked.
Does this picture look straight or crooked to you?
2007-02-05 03:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by Amy d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are not honest or kind
, you may be crooked.
2007-02-05 03:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lawyer was crooked. Meaning that the lawyer was dishonest. May also be a truism :)
2007-02-05 02:52:21 · answer #10 · answered by jim 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋