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.
Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee.
Shak.
2. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.
There is no one thing that crooks youth more than such unlawfull games.
Ascham.
What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he crooketh them to his own ends.
Bacon.