Uncrook

//ʌnˈkɹʊk// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring back from a crooked position. transitive

    "And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm."

Example

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"And like them, he worked high on the fretboard, peeling off nimble riffs without ever uncrooking his arm."

Etymology

From un- + crook.

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