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Checkmate   /tʃˈɛkmˌeɪt/   Listen
Checkmate

verb
(past & past part. checkmated; pres. part. checkmating)
1.
Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.  Synonym: mate.





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"Checkmate" Quotes from Famous Books



... a sort of checkmate, and Lionel stood looking at the servant—as if the man could telegraph some impossible aerial message to his master to bring ...
— Verner's Pride • Mrs. Henry Wood


Words linked to "Checkmate" :   triumph, beat out, beat, victory, trounce, chess, chess game, shell, vanquish, crush, chess move


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