Definition of rook - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
chess boardchess piece that moves in straight lines
- He moved his rook to capture the opponent's knight.
2.
ornithologylarge black bird related to crows
- A rook cawed loudly from the treetop..
3.
card playDated US trick-taking card game with a special deckDated US
- They played a round of rook after dinner.
Verb
1.
- He tried to rook me out of my savings.
2.
- He rooked behind the bushes to hide.
Images of rook
chess piece that moves in straight lines 
large black bird related to crows
Origin of rook
Dutch, 'roek' (a type of crow)
Terms with rook included in their meaning
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chess
move the king two squares and rook beside
chess
queen or rook in chess
chess piece
rook in chess, shaped like a tower
chess
move the king two squares towards the queenside rook
board move
chess move involving the king and a rook
game
relating to the king-rook safety move in chess
games
chess move involving king and rook on kingside
chess
chess move involving king and queenside rook
Examples of rook in a sentence
She strategically positioned her rook to control the board. A rook built its nest on the chimney. Rooks are often seen in large flocks. Rook tournaments were popular in the early 20th century. She taught her children how to play rook on rainy days. She was rooked by the scam artist online.
They rooked him out of his inheritance. The cat rooked low to pounce on its prey. He rooked down to tie his shoelaces.
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- French:tour, escroquer, ...
- German:Turm, prellen, ...
- Italian:torre, truffare, ...
- Spanish:torre, timar, ...
- Portuguese:torre, enganar, ...
- Chinese:车, 骗, ...
- Japanese:ルーク, だまし取る, ...
- Arabic:قَلْعَة, نَصَبَ على, ...
- Hebrew:צָרִיחַ, לַעֲקוֹץ, ...
- Russian:ладья, обманывать, ...
- Ukrainian:тура, обдурити, ...
- Hindi:हाथी, ठगना, ...
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