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King
kɪŋ
King definitions
noun
king
kings
- the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
"we received a visit from the king and queen of Sweden"
ruler sovereign monarch supreme ruler crowned head majesty Crown head of state royal personage emperor prince potentate overlord liege lord lord leader chief- a person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in their sphere or group
"a country where football is king"
- (in the UK) the national anthem when there is a male sovereign
- the most important chess piece, of which each player has one, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win. The king can move in any direction, including diagonally, to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn
- a piece in draughts with extra capacity for moving, made by crowning an ordinary piece that has reached the opponent's baseline
- a playing card bearing a representation of a king, normally ranking next below an ace
- used in names of animals and plants that are particularly large, e.g. king cobra
verb
king
kinged
kinging
kings
- make (someone) king
- act in an unpleasantly superior and domineering way
"he'll start kinging it over the lot of us again"