runner vs crook

crook vs runner

runner and crook both are nouns.

runner is not a verb while crook is a verb.

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

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

runner: someone who imports or exports without paying duties
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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

runner (noun)	crook (noun)
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a long narrow carpet	a circular segment of a curve
a trained athlete who competes in foot races
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
someone who travels on foot by running
a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

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

Difference between runner and crook

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