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behave : conduct


bend : curve, crook1 noun [countable]

1 informal someone who is dishonest: I wouldn't buy a car from them - they're a bunch of crooks.

2 a long stick with a curved end, used by people who look after sheep

3 the crook of your arm the part of your arm where it bends, used for holding things: She cradled the little dog in the crook of her arm.

cradle1 noun [countable]

1 BED a small bed for a baby, especially one that you can move gently from side to side: She rocked the cradle to quieten the child.

2 the cradle of the place where something important began: Athens is often regarded as the cradle of democracy.

3 from/in the cradle from or in the earliest years of your life: Sara had learned that language from the cradle.

4 from the cradle to the grave all through your life: a promise of security from the cradle to the grave

5 BrE a structure that people working on the sides of high buildings stand in which can be moved up and down: a window-cleaner's cradle

6 the part of a telephone where the part that you hold in your hand is put when it is not being used

see also cat's , rob the cradle rob (5), bow