checkmatenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtʃek.meɪt/us/ˈtʃek.meɪt/a winning position in chess in which you have put the other player's king under a direct attack from which it cannot escape
a situation in which someone has been defeated or a plan cannot develop or continue
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checkmate
verb [ T ] ukus
My Dad can always checkmate me within 20 moves.