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    rook
    /rʊk/

    noun

    • 1. a gregarious Eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops.

    verb

    • 1. defraud, overcharge, or swindle (someone): informal "police files are overflowing with complaints from people who've been rooked"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROOK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Rook can mean a large black bird, a chess piece, a piercing for an earring, or a verb for cheating. Learn how to use rook in different contexts with examples and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rookRook Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the different meanings and uses of the word rook, from a type of crow to a chess piece to a slang term for a swindle. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rookROOK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rook can refer to a black crow, a chess piece, or a swindler. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and usage of rook in different contexts with examples and synonyms.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROOK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the different meanings of rook, a word that can refer to a large black bird, a chess piece, or a swindler. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of rook.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rookRook - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A rook is a crow-like black bird that lives in northern Europe. To rook someone is to trick them, like a sneaky old crow. And in chess, the rook is the piece that looks like a tower or a castle.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › rookRook - definition of rook by The Free Dictionary

    Rook can refer to a bird, a chess piece, or a swindler. Learn the meanings, origins, and usage of rook in different contexts from various dictionaries and sources.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordROOK - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'rook' 1. A rook is a large black bird. Rooks are members of the crow family. [...] 2. In chess, a rook is one of the chess pieces which stand in the corners of the board at the beginning of a game. Rooks can move forwards, backwards, or sideways, but not diagonally. [...] More. Image. © Vishnevskiy Vasily, Shutterstock.

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