adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of checkmate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. not-comparable
2. 2
   Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. figuratively, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrestbafflebafflementbalkbalkingbell

Example

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"I checkmated my opponent by using my two rooks."

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