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1 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) ukrivljena palica2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) lopov3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) naročje2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) upogniti- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness* * *I [kruk]nounkavelj, kljuka; pastirska palica; krivina, ovinek, vijuga; slang slepar, tatby hook or by crook — nepremišljeno, na vrat na nos, tako ali takoII [kruk]transitive verb & intransitive verbupogniti, kriviti (se); s kavljem ujetiIII [kruk]adjective -
2 crook-backed
[krúkbækt]adjectivegrbast -
3 crook-handle
[krúkhændl]nounzakrivljen ročaj (palice) -
4 by hook or by crook
(by some means or another; in any way possible: I'll get her to marry me, by hook or by crook.) zlepa ali zgrda -
5 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) trnek2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) kavelj; zapenec3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) ločnik2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) uloviti na trnek2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) obesiti na kavelj, zapeti3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) poslati kroglo daleč v levo•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *I [huk]nounkavelj, kljuka; trnek; zapenec, pripenjec; oster ovinek, rečni zavoj, ovinkast rt; sport ločnik (udarec pri boksu); figuratively past, zanka; plural slang kremplji, prstislang off the hooks — vznemirjen, prismojenslang to drop off the hooks — umretihook, line, and sinker — popolnomaslang on one's own hook — na svojo pestslang to take ( —ali sling) one's hook — zbežati, pete si brusitito have s.o. on one's hook — imeti koga v oblastiII [huk]1.transitive verbkriviti, ukriviti; zakavljati, obesiti na kavelj; zapeti (in v, on, up na); uloviti na trnek (tudi figuratively); slang ukrasti; sport udariti od strani (boks); udariti kroglo v levo (golf); nabosti na rogove;2.intransitive verb (u)kriviti se, viseti na kavlju; pustiti se zapeti; čvrsto se oprijeti (to česa, koga)slang to hook it — pobrisati jo -
6 alias
['eiliəs] 1. noun(a false name: What alias did the crook use this time?) lažno ime2. adverb(otherwise known as: John Smith, alias Peter Jones.) z drugim imenom* * *I [éiliəs]adverbpo domače, z drugim imenomII [éiliəs]nounprivzeto ime, drugo imeunder an alias — z napačnim, privzetim imenom -
7 shepherd
['ʃepəd] 1. feminine - shepherdess; noun(a person who looks after sheep: The shepherd and his dog gathered in the sheep.) ovčar2. verb((often with around, in, out etc) to guide or lead carefully: He shepherded me through a maze of corridors.) voditi* * *[šépəd]1.nounpastir (tudi figuratively), ovčarshepherd girl, shepherd lass — mlada pastiricashepherd's pie — mesna pasteta, pokrita s plastjo krompirjashepherd plaid — črnobelo karirano volneno ogrinjalo;2.transitive verbpasti (ovce); figuratively voditi, peljati, čuvati, paziti na -
8 small-time
adjective ((of a thief etc) not working on a large scale: a small-time crook/thief.) majhna riba* * *[smɔ:ltaim]adjectiveslang majhen; lokalen; tretjerazreden, nepomemben
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Crook — Crook, Crooks or Crooked may refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Other uses … Wikipedia
Crook — ist der Name folgender Personen: Catherine Crook de Camp (1907–2000), US amerikanische Schriftstellerin Edward Crook (1929–2005), US amerikanischer Boxer George Crook (1828–1890), US amerikanischer General Hal Crook (* 1950), US amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
crook — (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crook — crook·ed; crook·ed·ness; crook·en; crook·ery; crook; crook·ed·ly; … English syllables
Crook — (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooked} (kr??kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooking}.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan. kr?ge. See Crook, n.] 1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve. [1913 Webster] Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crook — Crook, CO U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 128 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Crook, CO — U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 128 Housing Units (2000): 80 Land area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
crook´ed|ly — crook|ed «KRUK ihd», adjective. 1. not straight; bent, curved, or twisted. 2. Figurative. not honest; fraudulent; wrong: »a crooked scheme. –crook´ed|ly, adverb. –crook´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
crook|ed — «KRUK ihd», adjective. 1. not straight; bent, curved, or twisted. 2. Figurative. not honest; fraudulent; wrong: »a crooked scheme. –crook´ed|ly, adverb. –crook´ed|ness … Useful english dictionary
Crook — Crook, v. i. To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. The port . . . crooketh like a bow. Phaer. [1913 Webster] Their shoes and pattens are snouted, and piked more than a finger long, crooking upwards. Camden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crook — early 13c., hook shaped instrument or weapon, from O.N. krokr hook, corner, cognate with O.H.G. kracho hooked tool, of obscure origin but perhaps related to a widespread group of Germanic kr words meaning bent, hooked. Meaning swindler is… … Etymology dictionary