ALL meanings of checkmate
check·mate
C c - verb checkmate to thwart or render powerless 4
- uncountable noun checkmate In chess, checkmate is a situation in which you cannot stop your king being captured and so you lose the game. 3
- noun checkmate the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape 3
- noun checkmate the move by which this position is achieved 3
- noun checkmate utter defeat 3
- verb checkmate to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate 3
- exclamation checkmate a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate 3
- noun checkmate the move that wins the game by checking the opponent's king so that it cannot be protected 3
- noun checkmate the condition of the king after such a move 3
- noun checkmate complete defeat, frustration, etc. 3
- interjection checkmate used to signify that one's opponent's king is in checkmate 3
- verb transitive checkmate to place in checkmate 3
- verb transitive checkmate to defeat completely; frustrate; thwart 3
- noun checkmate chess: inescapable position 1
- transitive verb checkmate beat: chess opponent 1
- noun checkmate Also called mate. Chess. an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion. the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated. 1
- noun checkmate a complete check; defeat: His efforts to escape met with a checkmate. 1
- verb with object checkmate Chess. to maneuver (an opponent's king) into a check from which it cannot escape; mate. 1
- verb with object checkmate to check completely; defeat: Napoleon was checkmated at Waterloo. 1
- noun checkmate A check from which a king cannot escape. 1
- noun checkmate The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture. 0
- noun checkmate (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat. 0
- verb checkmate (Transitive Verb) (chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate. 0
- verb checkmate (Transitive Verb) (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape. 0
- interjection checkmate (chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move. 0