check·ers (chĕkərz)
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Tweet pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A game played on a checkerboard by two players, each using 12 pieces that can move diagonally, with the object being to capture and remove all of the opponent's pieces. A piece is captured after an opponent's piece moves over it to an open space. |
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