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Definition checkmate
Etymology
From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic ????? ????? (š?hu m?ta), from Persian ??? ??? (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).
Interjection
checkmate
Noun
checkmate (plural checkmates)
- The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
Verb
checkmate (third-person singular simple present checkmates, present participle checkmating, simple past and past participle checkmated)
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