uncrook en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈkɹʊk/ (US)
Etymology
From un- + crook.
Meanings
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(transitive) To bring back from a crooked position.
And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm.
2008 February 14, Kelefa Sanneh, “A Band That Cradles Its Rock, Even Under All Those Layers of Expectations”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncrooks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| uncrooked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| uncrooked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| uncrooking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |