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crook vs tough

tough vs crook

crook and tough both are nouns.

crook is not an adjective while tough is an adjective.

crook is a verb but tough is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crook Yes No Yes No
tough Yes Yes No No
As nouns, tough is a hyponym of crook; that is, tough is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crook:
  • crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  • tough: an aggressive and violent young criminal
Other hyponyms of crook include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.
crook (noun) tough (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped an aggressive and violent young criminal
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime a cruel and brutal fellow
a circular segment of a curve someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
crook (adjective) tough (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing
physically toughened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
unfortunate or hard to bear
substantially made or constructed
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
violent and lawless
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
crook (verb) tough (verb)
bend or cause to bend
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