2syllables
checkmates
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Definitions ofcheckmates
1noun
- The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
1verb
- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
Example: "That jerk checkmated me in four moves!"
- (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
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