checkmated

  1. Adjective.  (chess) Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game.
  2. Adjective.  (figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
  3. Verb.  (past of, checkmate) .

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