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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024king /kɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta male sovereign who usually has inherited the position from his parents:the king of Sweden.[used as a title]King Henry VIII ruled England in the 16th century.
- a person or thing best in its class:The king of the jungle is supposed to be the lion.
- Gamesa playing card with a picture of a king.
- Chessthe chief chess piece of each color, whose capture is the object of the game.
- Chessa checker piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.
king•ly, adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. king•ship, n. [uncountable]] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024king (king),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta male sovereign or monarch;
a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people. - Religion(cap.) God or Christ.
- a person or thing preeminent in its class:a king of actors.
- Gamesa playing card bearing a picture of a king.
- Chessthe chief piece of each color, whose checkmating is the object of the game;
moved one square at a time in any direction. - Chessa piece that has been moved entirely across the board and has been crowned, thus allowing it to be moved in any direction.
- Insects[Entomol.]a fertile male termite.
- Telecommunicationsa word formerly used in communications to represent the letter K.
v.t. - Governmentto make a king of;
cause to be or become a king;
crown. - Informal Termsto design or make (a product) king-size:The tobacco company is going to king its cigarettes.
v.i. - Governmentto reign as king.
- king it, to play the king;
behave in an imperious or pretentious manner:He kinged it over all the other kids on the block.
adj. - Informal Termsking-size.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English cyng, cyni(n)g; cognate with German König, Dutch koning, Old Norse konungr, Swedish konung, Danish konge. See kin, -ing3
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