1
as in bending
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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2
as in curving
to turn away from a straight line or course
the road suddenly crooked to the left
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The most unusual, and arguably funniest, photos were of the couple bending over and grabbing each other's heads between their legs, which was midway in the album.—
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
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Two of the three acts listed in the rock/alternative category, genre-bending rock artist Ecca Vandal, and Speed, the NSW Music Prize-winning Sydney hardcore act, hail from the land down under.—
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The animal's tail is usually held up, with the tip curving downward, and its legs are equally lengthened.—
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At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.—
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Pull your stomach inward toward the spine and hold this position without sagging hips or arching your back.—
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Shiny and dark evergreen foliage is held aloft on strong, arching stems mottled with purple flecks.—
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Also mentioned is an auto-hitch system to simplify hooking it up to the tow vehicle.—
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The great Amazon in its north drains large areas as does the Parana-River Plate watershed to its south that reaches the Atlantic in the estuary between Argentina and Uruguay, The San Francisco flows north for hundreds of miles before hooking a right and dropping to the Atlantic.—
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“Crooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooking. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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