fugitive vs crook

crook vs fugitive

fugitive and crook both are nouns.

fugitive is an adjective but crook is not an adjective.

fugitive is not a verb while crook is a verb.

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

As nouns, crook is a hypernym of fugitive; that is, crook is a word with a broader meaning than fugitive:

fugitive: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of fugitive include criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

fugitive (noun)	crook (noun)
someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
someone who flees from an uncongenial situation	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	a circular segment of a curve

fugitive (adjective)	crook (adjective)
lasting for a markedly brief time

fugitive (verb)	crook (verb)
	bend or cause to bend

Difference between fugitive and crook

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