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Definition of Checkmate

1. Noun. Complete victory.

2. Verb. Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game. "Sam cannot checkmate Sue "; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

3. Noun. A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.

Definition of Checkmate

1. n. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.

2. v. t. 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.

Definition of Checkmate

1. [v -MATED, -MATING, -MATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Checkmate

checkered whiptail checkering checkers checking checking account checking program checkless checklist checklisted checklisting

checklists checkmark checkmarked checkmarking checkmarks checkmate (current term) checkmated checkmates checkmating checkoff

checkoffs checkout checkouts checkout counter checkout line checkout time checkpoint checkpoints checkrein checkreins

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