stalemate
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Synonyms: stablemate, stalemates, stalemated, tablemate
Antonyms: stablemate, stalemates, stalemated, tablemate
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Noun
- {{lb|en|chess}} The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a [[draw#English:_neither a win nor a loss|draw]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension}} Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
- Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a [[draw#English:_neither a win nor a loss|draw]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|chess|transitive}} To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
- {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
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