checkmate
About 0.16 uses per million words.
Meaning
- interjection Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
- interjection Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
- noun The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- noun Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
- verb To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
- verb To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
Similar words
defeat mate mat brinkmate endgame check threatmate fool's mate reflexmate perpetual check
Often followed by
the in to him and his them is of
Word family
checkmated checkmates checkmating
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