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crook vs bight

bight vs crook

crook and bight both are nouns.

crook and bight both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crook Yes No Yes No
bight Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bight is a hyponym of crook; that is, bight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crook:
  • crook: a circular segment of a curve
  • bight: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
crook (noun) bight (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
a circular segment of a curve a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
a loop in a rope
crook (verb) bight (verb)
bend or cause to bend fasten with a bight
Difference between crook and bight

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