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rook

verb as in trick

verb as in cheat

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I asked Cassidy’s office whether the senator actually had input into the changes and, if not, whether he felt rooked by Kennedy.

But on the 55th move, Ding committed a fatal blunder – moving his rook into a position to be taken.

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Now, it seems the poison wasn't consumed by rodents - but by rooks and crows.

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Rxd3, and White’s pawns will prove sitting ducks in a shooting gallery for Black’s rook.

The bishops rip the pawn cover from the Black king, and the White queen and rook take it from there.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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