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checkmate

(tʃekmeɪt)
uncountable noun
In chess, checkmate is a situation in which you cannot stop your king being captured and so you lose the game.

checkmate in British English

(ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt)
noun
1.  chess
a. 
the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape
b. 
the move by which this position is achieved
2. 
utter defeat
verb (transitive)
3.  chess
to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate
4. 
to thwart or render powerless
exclamation
5.  chess
a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate
Word origin
C14: from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, the king is dead; see check

checkmate in American English

(ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt)
noun
1.  Chess
a. 
the move that wins the game by checking the opponent's king so that it cannot be protected
b. 
the condition of the king after such a move
2. 
complete defeat, frustration, etc.
interjection
3.  Chess
used to signify that one's opponent's king is in checkmate
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcheckˌmated or ˈcheckˌmating
4.  Chess
to place in checkmate
5. 
to defeat completely; frustrate; thwart
Word origin
ME chek mat < OFr eschec mat, ult. < Pers šāh māt, lit., the king is dead < šāh, king + māt, he is dead

Examples of 'checkmate' in a sentence
checkmate

And it was up to Tony to try to make sure it would be the one that ended in checkmate.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
As soon as she lifted her fingers from the piece she saw: Seigl would checkmate her king in the next move.
Joyce Carol Oates THE TATTOOED GIRL (2002)
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