checkmate
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Synonyms: checmate, checkbite, checkmated, checkage, checkmates, checkmark
Antonyms: checmate, checkbite, checkmated, checkage, checkmates, checkmark
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Interjection
- {{lb|en|chess}} {{n-g|Word called out by the [[victor]] when making a move that wins the game}}.
- {{lb|en|by extension}} Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
Noun
- {{lb|en|chess}} The [[conclusive]] [[victory]] in a game of [[chess]] that [[occur]]s when an [[opponent]]'s [[king]] is [[threaten]]ed with [[unavoidable]] [[capture]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} Any [[losing]] [[situation]] with no [[escape]]; [[utter]] [[defeat]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|chess}} To put the [[king]] of an [[opponent]] into [[#Noun|checkmate]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|by extension}} To place in a [[losing]] [[situation]] that has no [[escape]].
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