crook

s. bandido, bandolero, caco, criminal, delincuente, facineroso, forajido, malhechor, truhán, tunante; báculo, vara; arco, comba, recodo

v. torcer, doblar; doblarse

v.- torcer | doblar -

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s.- curva | recodo | arco | vara | báculo | comba | estafador | timador | tramposo | deshonesto | truhán | bandolero | fascineroso | caco | malhechor | criminal | delincuente | forajido | mala ficha | chanchullero

(n.) = estafador, timador, granuja, ladrón, pillo.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
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* by hook or by crook = por las buenas o por las malas.
* shepherd's crook = cayado, cayada, cayado de pastor.
* small-time crook = ladronzuelo.

(n.) = recodo, recoveco.
Ex: This smaller lace monitor had taken a rest in the crook of a tree when I saw him.

(v.) = torcerse, doblarse, encorvarse.
Ex: Whenever Raymond crooked over to pick something up Fred couldn't help staring at his prat.
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* crook + the elbow = empinar el codo, darle a la botella, doblar el codo.