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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Checkmate \Check"mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkmated; p. pr. & vb. n. Checkmating.] 1. (Chess) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. [1913 Webster] To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Checkmate \Check"mate\ (ch[e^]k"m[=a]t), n. [F. ['e]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[=a]h m[=a]t checkmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See Chess.] 1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game. [1913 Webster] 2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Checkmate \Check"mate\, n. [F. ['e]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[=a]h m[=a]t ceckmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See Chess.] 1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game. 2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Checkmate \Check"mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkmated; p. pr. & vb. n. Checkmating.] 1. (Chess) 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. 2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
checkmate n 1: complete victory 2: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king [syn: mate] v : 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" [syn: mate]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate Αγγλικά n. σαχ και ματFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate alt. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. interj. 1 (lb en chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. 2 (lb en by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. n. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. vb. 1 (lb en transitive chess) To put the king of an opponent into #Noun. 2 (lb en transitive by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate alt. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. interj. 1 (lb en chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. 2 (lb en by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. n. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. vb. 1 (lb en transitive chess) To put the king of an opponent into #Noun. 2 (lb en transitive by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate alt. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. interj. 1 (lb en chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. 2 (lb en by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. n. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. vb. 1 (lb en transitive chess) To put the king of an opponent into #Noun. 2 (lb en transitive by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate alt. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. interj. 1 (lb en chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. 2 (lb en by extension) Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape. n. 1 The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 2 (lb en figuratively by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. vb. 1 (lb en transitive chess) To put the king of an opponent into #Noun. 2 (lb en transitive by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate Englanti interj. shakki ja matti, shakkimatti Englanti n. (yhteys shakki k=en) mattiFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
checkmate Engelska interj. (tagg schack språk=en) schackmatt, matt Engelska n. (tagg schack språk=en) schackmatt, matt, mattställning Engelska vb. (tagg schack språk=en) schackmatta, mattaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ كش ملكFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]мат said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]мат 2. conclusive victory in a game of chess 3. losing situation with no escape
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. матирам to lead to a situation of no escape 2. мати́рам to put an opponent into checkmate
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]mat
Checkmate! /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ Schach und Matt! see: chess, blindfold chess, sans voir, fast chess, rapid chess, speed chess, blitz chess, simultaneous chess, simul chess, simul, be in check, give check, keep in check, Check!From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ SchachmattFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]see: checkmate
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Schachmatt setzen see: checkmate
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ schachmattFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]shakki ja matti said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]1. matti conclusive victory in a game of chess 2. nurkka, umpikuja losing situation with no escape
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. panna ahtaalle, saattaa umpikujaan to lead to a situation of no escape 2. matittaa, tehdä matti to put an opponent into checkmate
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ šah mat, šah-matFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ sakk-mattFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]sekakmat, skakmat, syahmat said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]詰み, チェックメイト said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]詰み, チェックメイト conclusive victory in a game of chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]チェックメート to put an opponent into checkmate
checkmate /tʃekmeıt/ 1. matas 2. užmatuotiFrom English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]sjakkmatt said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate /ˈʧekmeɪt/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]szach i mat, mat
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]xeque-mate
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]schackmatt said when making the conclusive move in chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]matt, schack matt conclusive victory in a game of chess
checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]göra matt, göra schackmatt, schackmatta, sätta matt, sätta schackmatt to put an opponent into checkmate
checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ 1. (satranç) (mat.) 2. tam yenilgi 3. (satranç) mat etmek 4. hünerle yenmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "checkmate": arrest, baffle, bafflement, balk, balking, bell, blast, block, brake, brave, bring to, bring up short, challenge, check, circumvent, confound, confounding, confront, confusion, contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterwork, cross, cut short, cutoff, dam, dash, dead stop, deadlock, defeat, defy, destroy, discomfit, discomfiture, disconcert, disconcertion, discountenance, dish, disrupt, draw rein, elude, end, endgame, ending, final whistle, flummox, foil, foiling, freeze, frustrate, frustration, full stop, grinding halt, gun, halt, knock the chocks, lockout, nonplus, perplex, pull up, put paid to, rebuff, repulse, reversal, reverse, rout, ruin, sabotage, scotch, setback, sit-down strike, spike, spoil, stalemate, stall, stand, standoff, standstill, stay, stem, stem the tide, stonewall, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop short, stoppage, strike, stump, thwart, thwarting, upset, walkout, work stoppageFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 围攻,击破,挫折; v. 围擒,阻止,击破;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 围攻,击破,挫折 vt. 围擒,阻止,大败,将死