rook

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UK /rʊk/
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a chess piece, typically with a flat top and a castellated top, that can move any number of squares horizontally or vertically

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He moved his rook to attack the queen.
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The rook and knight are powerful pieces in the endgame.
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a gregarious Eurasian crow with a bare patch of skin on the face, nesting in colonies in treetops

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A flock of rooks cawed loudly in the field.
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The old oak tree was home to a large colony of rooks.
1.

to swindle or defraud someone, especially by charging them too much for something

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The mechanic tried to rook me by charging for unnecessary repairs.
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Don't let them rook you into buying that overpriced car.
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