crooking

noun

1. a hooked, bent, or curved thing or part; hook
2. 1. a shepherd's staff, with a hook at one end
   2. a bishop's staff resembling this; crosier
3. a bending or being bent
4. a bend or curve
5. ☆ Informal a person who steals or cheats; swindler or thief

transitive verb crooked , crooking

1. to bend or curve
2. Slang to steal

intransitive verb