rook

Noun
  1. (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard (synset 102984084)
    referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
    is a type of: chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
    same as: castle
  2. Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow (synset 101582051)
    is a type of: corvine bird - birds of the crow family
    belongs to: corvus, genus corvus - type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens
    same as: corvus frugilegus
Verb
  1. Deprive of by deceit (synset 202578034)
    "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
    is a type of: cheat, chisel, rip off - deprive somebody of something by deceit
    subtypes: short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    same as: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize

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