checkmate
/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
interjection
- Used in chess to announce that the opponent's king is in checkmate.
- She whispered 'Checkmate' as she placed the rook.
- He moved his queen and said, 'Checkmate!'
- The child grinned and shouted 'Checkmate!' after his winning move.
- Used figuratively to declare a decisive victory or end to a situation.
- After presenting the final evidence, the lawyer said, 'Checkmate.'
- When she found the last clue, she smiled and said, 'Checkmate.'
- He solved the puzzle and thought, 'Checkmate.'
verb
- To put an opponent's king into checkmate; to defeat decisively.
- He learned how to checkmate using a king and queen.
- The grandmaster checkmated the challenger with a clever sacrifice.
- She checkmated her opponent in just twelve moves.
- To outmaneuver or defeat someone completely in a non-chess context.
- Her brilliant argument checkmated the debate opponent.
- The general's strategy checkmated the enemy forces.
- The company checkmated its rivals with a new technology.
noun
- In chess, a position in which a player's king is in check and cannot escape, resulting in the end of the game.
- She studied famous checkmate patterns to improve her game.
- The chess match ended in checkmate after only ten moves.
- He won the game by forcing his opponent into checkmate.
- A situation in which someone has been completely defeated or outmaneuvered.
- The politician's scandal was checkmate for his campaign.
- The detective's evidence put the criminal in checkmate.
- In the negotiation, the company's final offer was checkmate for the union.
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