"checkers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} checkers
  1. plural of checker Tags: form-of, plural Form of: checker
    Sense id: en-checkers-en-noun-QQITVf~V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} checkers (uncountable)
  1. (board games, US, Canada, in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces. Tags: Canada, US, singular, uncountable Categories (topical): Board games Synonyms: draughts [Australia, UK] Derived forms: Chinese checkers, Turkish checkers
    Sense id: en-checkers-en-noun-Hn1q18gr Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} checkers
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of checker Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: checker
    Sense id: en-checkers-en-verb-2sRt~qAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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