king

中文： 王、国王、K、老K

1. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. (countable) · Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.· Charles the third became the new king of England from 2022.
2. The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex. (countable)
3. A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position. (countable, figuratively) · Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".
4. Something that has a preeminent position. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) · In times of financial panic, cash is king.
5. A man worthy of respect. (countable, slang) · I'm sure you got the job, king.
6. The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
7. A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
8. A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

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