1. a large black bird in the crow family
2. a chess piece that moves horizontally or vertically across the board

1. to cheat or swindle someone
Usage: informal

Examples

• A flock of rooks gathered in the old oak tree.
• The rooks built their nests high in the treetops.
• She moved her rook to capture the opponent’s bishop.
• The rook is one of the most powerful pieces in chess.
• He tried to rook me out of twenty dollars.
• Don’t let that salesman rook you into buying something you don’t need.
• The con artist rooked several elderly victims.