crocked
Americanadjective
adjective
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injured
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drunk
Etymology
Origin of crocked
Example Sentences
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Portland host San Jose after poor showing against Dallas All of which meant Portland went into their midweek game against Dallas without their crocked midfielder – and how they missed him.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2016
Whatever the Westminster orthodoxy, under such a crocked system ownership matters.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2013
Fletcher has scored a third of their goals and he is crocked until August.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 5, 2013
Days before Euro 2012 England's first-choice centre-back, Gary Cahill, was crocked in an accidental collision with a team-mate.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2012
There's only two of us—including me—that haven't crocked up," he said; "people don't seem to think it's hot for us, or that we feel fed up at all.
From Captivity by M. Leonora Eyles
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