Definitions from Wiktionary (checkmate)

▸ noun:  The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
▸ noun:  (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
▸ verb:  (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
▸ verb:  (transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
▸ Also see checkmate




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