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rook
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1
a
large
black
bird
similar
to a
crow
:
Examples:
A
black
rook
sat
on the
fence
.
The rook is part of the
crow
family.
2
in the
game
of
chess
, a
piece
that can move
along
any
number
of
squares
in
straight
lines
parallel
to the
sides
of the
board
:
Examples:
Kasparov put his rook on d6.
Checkmate
or
loss
of a rook was
inevitable
.
3
a place for
piercing
the
ear
(= making a
hole
through it for an
earring
), in a fold of
cartilage
(=
strong
tissue
)
above
the
top
of the
opening
:
Examples:
She had the rook of her right
ear
pierced
.
My rooks are the most
painful
piercing
I have ever had done.
4
to
cheat
someone out of some money:
Examples:
Be
careful
not to get rooked by
street
vendors
.
How long can they keep rooking the
public
?
5
(in the
game
of
chess
) a
piece
that can move in a
straight
line in any
direction
but not on a
diagonal
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