Engelsk navneord: rook | |||
1. | rook (om genstand) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | castle | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | chess piece, chessman | ||
Overordnet emneområde | chess, chess game | ||
2. | rook (om dyr) common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Corvus frugilegus | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | corvine bird | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede termer | Corvus, genus Corvus | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: rook | |||
1. | rook (om adfærd) deprive of by deceit | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He swindled me out of my inheritance. She defrauded the customers who trusted her. The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They rook him of all his money | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
Mere specifikke termer | short, short-change | ||