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checkmate

/ checkmate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent''s king
Type of:
chess move
Derived:
mate
noun Sense 2
complete victory
Type of:
victory triumph
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
beat beat out crush
Derived:
mate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
chess chess game
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
2
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chess move victory triumph beat beat out crush