checkmate
41Checkmate — …
42checkmate — Synonyms and related words: arrest, baffle, bafflement, balk, balking, bell, blast, block, brake, brave, bring to, bring up short, challenge, check, circumvent, confound, confounding, confront, confusion, contravene, counter, counteract,… …
43checkmate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. halt, thwart, counter, defeat; see check 2 , defeat 1 , halt 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To prevent from accomplishing a purpose: baffle, balk, check, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie, thwart. Informal: cross, stump.… …
44checkmate — check|mate [ tʃek,meıt ] noun count or uncount in CHESS, an attack that your opponent s KING cannot escape from, so that you win the game …
45checkmate — n. act of putting an opponent s king in an inescapable position (Chess); downfall, defeat v. defeat one s opponent by putting his king in an inescapable position (Chess); defeat …
46checkmate — v. a. Beat (at chess), conquer, vanquish, put in check, put completely at fault, corner, entirely thwart …
47checkmate — noun (C, U) the position of the king (=most important piece) in chess at the end of the game, when it is being directly attacked and cannot escape …
48checkmate — n 1. halt, stop, stoppage, arrest, check, stand, stay, Chess. mate; block, blockage, impasse; stalemate, deadlock, standstill, full stop, dead stop; stand off, tie, draw, dead heat. 2. defeat, overthrow, rout, discomfiture; conquest, vanquishment …
49checkmate — check·mate …
50checkmate — /ˈtʃɛkmeɪt / (say chekmayt) noun 1. Chess a. the act of putting the opponent s king into an inextricable check, thus bringing the game to a close. b. the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated. 2. defeat; overthrow. –verb (t)… …
