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checkmate
/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/
intj 2noun 2verb 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
evil, trying, white
VERB + CHECKMATE
force, help, move, position, producing, said
CHECKMATE + NOUN
atheists, opponent
PREP.
in, in
ADV.
jokingly, triumphantly
Definitions
intj
1
Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
2
Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
noun
1
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the checkmate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.
2
Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
verb
1
To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
The game is won by the player who has checkmated his/her opponent’s king.
2
To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
Where is it? What does SCP-3125 look like? Its motivation, its origins, its modus operandi— how much of that can be known? Does it have to be known, to solve the problem? Does it matter how intelligent the intelligence is, once it's inside the box, once it's checkmated?
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Idioms & Phrases
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This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the checkmate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.
Wiktionary02
My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
Wiktionary03
The game is won by the player who has checkmated his/her opponent’s king.
Wiktionary04
Where is it? What does SCP-3125 look like? Its motivation, its origins, its modus operandi— how much of that can be known? Does it have to be known, to solve the problem? Does it matter how intelligen
Wiktionary05
Two fat men trying to pass through a narrow doorway are in checkmate.
Tatoeba · #1896006
Checkmate!
Tatoeba · #611140Usage Notes
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