transitive verb. To move a piece placing (an opponent's king) under threat of being taken on the next move with no way of escape or defense possible.

transitive verb. To defeat completely.

noun. undefined

noun. A move in chess that checkmates an opponent's king.

noun. The position or condition of a checkmated king.

noun. An utter defeat.

interjection. Used to declare the checkmate of an opponent's king in chess.

noun. In chess, originally, an exclamatory sentence, literally, ′ the king is dead′ : said of the opponent's king when he is in check, and cannot be released from it; hence, the position of being unable to escape from a check.

noun. Hence Figuratively, defeat; overthrow.

In chess, to put in check (an opponent's king), so that he cannot be released. See checkmate, n., 1.

Figuratively, to defeat; thwart; frustrate; baffle.

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

noun. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.

interjection. Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.

noun. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.

noun. Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss.

verb. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

verb. To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss.

verb. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

noun. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

noun. complete victory

"But, like English-speakers using the word checkmate, French-speakers typically hear no Persian or Arabic meanings in their phrase."

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