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1. (n.) checkmate
an act or instance in chess of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion.
2. checkmate
the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated.
3. checkmate
a thwarting or defeat.
4. (v.t.) checkmate
to maneuver (an opponent's king in chess) into a check from which no escape is possible; mate.
5. checkmate
to check completely; defeat.
6. (interj.) checkmate
(used by a chess player when placing the opponent's king in checkmate.)
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF escec mat < Ar shāh māt < Pers: lit., the king (is) checked, nonplussed)
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| Definition of 'Checkmate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) checkmate
complete victory
2. (verb) checkmate, mate
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
3. (verb) checkmate, mate
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
"Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
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| Definition of 'Checkmate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Checkmate
the position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game
2. (noun) Checkmate
a complete check; utter defeat or overthrow
3. (verb) Checkmate
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
4. (verb) Checkmate
to defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart
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Sense: in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.
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 Afrikaans: skaakmat |
 Arabic: مَوْتُ الشّاه(في الشطرنج) |
 Bulgarian: шах-мат |
 Brazilian: xeque-mate |
 Czech: šachmat |
 German: das Schachmatt |
 Danish: skakmat |
 Greek: (ρουά) ματ (στο σκάκι) |
 Spanish: jaque mate |
 Estonian: šahh ja matt |
 Farsi: مات |
 Finnish: shakkimatti |
 French: échec et mat |
 Hebrew: מַט |
 Hindi: शह और मात |
 Croatian: šahmat |
 Hungarian: sakk-matt |
 Indonesian: sekak mat |
 Icelandic: mát |
 Italian: scacco matto |
 Japanese: 王手詰め |
 Korean: 외통 장군 |
 Lithuanian: matas |
 Latvian: mats (šahā) |
 Malay: sekak mat |
 Dutch: schakmat |
 Norwegian: sjakkmatt |
 Polish: mat |
 Persian: مات |
 Pashto: په سترنج كې كشت ومات: مات |
 Portuguese: xeque-mate. |
 Romanian: şah mat |
 Russian: шах и мат |
 Slovak: mat |
 Slovenian: šah mat |
 Serbian: šah mat |
 Swedish: schackmatt |
 Thai: การอยู่ในตำแหน่งชนะในการเ |
 Turkish: mat |
 Taiwanese: (棋戲中)將死 |
 Ukrainian: шах і мат |
 Urdu: شطرنج میں بادشہ کی مشکل ج |
 Vietnamese: chiếu tướng |
 Chinese: （棋戏中）将死 |
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