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roçar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • castle noun A large fortified building, historically home to a king or noble, built to withstand attack.
  • crease noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.

Senses

roçar is used for these senses in English:

  • castle (usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
  • crease (transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.

castle — full definition

  1. noun A large fortified building, historically home to a king or noble, built to withstand attack.
  2. noun In chess, a rook, the piece shaped like a tower.
  3. verb In chess, to make a special move where the king and a rook swap positions under certain conditions.

crease — full definition

  1. noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.
  2. noun In sports such as cricket or ice hockey, a marked line or area defining part of the playing field.
  3. verb To form a fold or wrinkle in something.

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