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Checkmate
ˈtʃɛkmeɪt
Checkmate definitions
noun
checkmate
checkmates
- a position in which a player's king is directly attacked by an opponent's piece or pawn and has no possible move to escape the check. The attacking player thus wins the game
- said by a player to announce that the opponent's king is in the position of checkmate
- a final defeat or deadlock
"if the rebel forces succeed in cutting off the road, they will have achieved checkmate"
verb
checkmate
checkmated
checkmates
checkmating
- put into checkmate
- defeat or frustrate totally
"the vice president checkmated that strategy"