curve vs crook

curve and crook both are nouns.

curve and crook both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crook is a hyponym of curve; that is, crook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curve:

curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
crook: a circular segment of a curve

Other hyponyms of curve include bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve, meander, closed curve, S-shape, catenary, Cupid's bow, undulation, wave, extrados, gooseneck, intrados, bend, turn, twist, crotchet, hook, envelope, arc, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, spiral, helix, spiral, perversion, sinuosity, sinuousness, arch, bell, bell shape, campana, arc, bow, crescent, quadric, quadric surface, lemniscate, line roulette, roulette, pedal curve, indifference curve, demand curve, polygonal chain, conchoid, brachistochrone, supply curve, cosine curve, cotangent curve, tangent curve.

As verbs, curve and crook are synonyms defined as:

curve and crook: bend or cause to bend

curve (noun)	crook (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	a circular segment of a curve
a line on a graph representing data
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve (verb)	crook (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink	bend or cause to bend
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns

Difference between curve and crook

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