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Meaning of 'rook' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rook [ n.]
- Mist; fog. See Roke.
- One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
- A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.
- A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.
2 . Rook [ v. i.]
- To squat; to ruck.
3 . Rook [ v. t. & i.]
- To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

Meaning of 'rook' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rook [ v]
Meaning (1):
- deprive of by deceit
Example in sentence:
  • He swindled me out of my inheritance;
  • She defrauded the customers who trusted her

Nearby Words:

rood roodebok roody roof roofed roofer roofing roofless rooflet rooftree

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