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queen


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verb

Definition of QUEEN

intransitive verb
1
: to act like a queen; especially : to put on airs —usually used with it <queens it over her friends>
2
: to become a queen in chess <the pawn queens>
transitive verb
: to promote (a pawn) to a queen in chess

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