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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 ματ

From 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) matti

From 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, matta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/
  كش ملك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  мат
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  мат 2.
  conclusive victory in a game of chess
   3.
  losing situation with no escape

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  1. матирам
  to lead to a situation of no escape
  2. мати́рам
  to put an opponent into checkmate

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ 
  mat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  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/
  Schachmatt 
   see: checkmate
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ 
  Schachmatt setzen
   see: checkmate
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/
  schachmatt 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  shakki ja matti
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  1. matti
  conclusive victory in a game of chess
  2. nurkka, umpikuja
  losing situation with no escape

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  1. panna ahtaalle, saattaa umpikujaan
  to lead to a situation of no escape
  2. matittaa, tehdä matti
  to put an opponent into checkmate

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/
  šah mat, šah-mat

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/
  sakk-matt

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  sekakmat, skakmat, syahmat
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  詰み, チェックメイト
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  詰み, チェックメイト
  conclusive victory in a game of chess

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  チェックメート
  to put an opponent into checkmate

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  checkmate /tʃekmeıt/
  1. matas
  2. užmatuoti

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  sjakkmatt
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  checkmate /ˈʧekmeɪt/ 
    szach i mat, mat

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/ 
  xeque-mate

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  schackmatt
  said when making the conclusive move in chess

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  matt, schack matt
  conclusive victory in a game of chess

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  checkmate //ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt// 
  göra matt, göra schackmatt, schackmatta, sätta matt, sätta schackmatt
  to put an opponent into checkmate

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  checkmate /tʃˈɛkmeɪt/
  1. (satranç) (mat.)
  2. tam yenilgi
  3. (satranç) mat etmek
  4. hünerle yenmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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 stoppage
  
  

From 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

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