checkmate
- Interjection. (chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
- Noun. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- Noun. (figuratively, by extension) Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss.
- Verb. (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- Verb. (transitive, by extension) To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss.
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