different between crooked vs bowed
crooked
English
Etymology 1
From crook, equivalent to crook +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- Verb form: enPR: kro?okt, IPA(key): /k??kt/
Verb
crooked
- simple past tense and past participle of crook
Etymology 2
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
Pronunciation
- Adjective: enPR: kro?ok'?d, IPA(key): /?k??k?d/
- pronunciation refers to adjective form.
Adjective
crooked (comparative more crooked, superlative most crooked)
- Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
- We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
- Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
- That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
- (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
- He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.
- 2004, Peter Bondanella, Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos, chapter 4, 173–174:
- During the height of Italian immigration in the United States and in New York City, gangs flourished not only because of poverty but also because of political and social corruption. Policemen and politicians were often as crooked as the gang leaders themselves.
Translations
Anagrams
- red-cook
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bowed
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?d/
- Rhymes: -a?d
Verb
bowed
- simple past tense and past participle of bow
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bo?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Homophone: bode
Verb
bowed
- simple past tense and past participle of bow
Adjective
bowed
- Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments), e.g. a bowed instrument is played with a bow
Derived terms
- bowed psaltery
- bowed dulcimer
- bowed guitar
bowed From the web:
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