bɛnd ˈkɹɪmənəl kɜːv kɝv ˈmæləˌfæktɚ ˈaʊtlɔː twɪst bend or cause to bend He crooked his index finger the road curved sharply a long staff with one end being hook shaped someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime a circular segment of a curve a bend in the road a crook in the path