CROOK (2)

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. 1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Shak. 2. 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.