Crook v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crooked p. pr. & vb. n. Crooking.]
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. [Archaic]
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.