About The Word Checkmate
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Checkmate
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What's The Definition Of Checkmate?
[n] a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
[n] complete victory [v] place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; in a game of chess; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" Synonyms | Synonyms for Checkmate: mate | mate Related Terms | Find terms related to Checkmate: arrest | baffle | bafflement | balk | balking | bell | blast | block | brake | brave | bring to | bring up short | challenge | check | circumvent | confound | confounding | confront | confusion | contravene | counter | counteract | countermand | counterwork | cross | cut short | cutoff | dam | dash | dead stop | deadlock | defeat | defy | destroy | discomfit | discomfiture | disconcert | disconcertion | discountenance | dish | disrupt | draw rein | elude | end | endgame | ending | final whistle | flummox | foil | foiling | freeze | frustrate | frustration | full stop | grinding halt | gun | halt | knock the chocks | lockout | nonplus | perplex | pull up | put paid to | rebuff | repulse | reversal | reverse | rout | ruin | sabotage | scotch | setback | sit-down strike | spike | spoil | stalemate | stall | stand | standoff | standstill | stay | stem | stem the tide | stonewall | stop | stop cold | stop dead | stop short | stoppage | strike | stump | thwart | thwarting | upset | walkout | work stoppage See Also | beat | beat out | chess move | crush | shell | triumph | trounce | vanquish | victory Checkmate In Webster's Dictionary \Check"mate\, n. [F. ['e]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[=a]h
m[=a]t ceckmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he
died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated,
is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See
{Chess}.]
1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check
and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.
2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
\Check"mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.] 1. (Chess) To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there is no escape. 2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford. |
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