checkmate (n.)

  1. complete victory

  2. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponents king

    [ Syn: mate ]

    checkmate (v.)

  1. place an opponents 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 ]

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