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| checkmate [ chék mayt ] |
noun (plural checkmates) |
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1. winning chess position: in chess, a condition or position in which a player's king cannot escape check and the other player wins the game
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2. chess move that ends game: in chess, a move that produces checkmate, or a game that ends in checkmate
  The series was declared a draw with three checkmates apiece.
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3. complete defeat: a situation of defeat or deadlock
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular checkmates, present participle checkmating, past and past participle checkmated) |
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1. trap king in chess: in chess, to put an opponent's king in checkmate
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2. thwart somebody: to make it impossible for somebody to succeed or proceed further
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interjection |
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announcement of checkmate: in chess, used to announce that an opponent's king is in checkmate
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| [15th century. Via Old French eschec mat< Persian šāh māt 'the king is dead'] |
