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Checkmate   /tʃˈɛkmˌeɪt/   Listen
Checkmate

noun
1.
Complete victory.
2.
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.  Synonym: mate.






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"Checkmate" Quotes from Famous Books



... recriminations," Maraton continued. "I have played into Maxendorf's hands—I admit it. There's time to checkmate him. I'll free every railroad in the country to-morrow, and the coal-pits ...
— A People's Man • E. Phillips Oppenheim



Words linked to "Checkmate" :   beat out, beat, chess move, trounce, victory, crush, triumph, vanquish, chess, shell, chess game



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