rook

²rook

verb

Definition of ROOK

transitive verb

: to defraud by cheating or swindling

Examples of ROOK

1. <once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you>

First Known Use of ROOK

circa 1590

Related to ROOK

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, fleece, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Related Words: extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk

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