| VERB | competition | checkmate, mate | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game / game / game |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | event | checkmate | complete victory |
| act | checkmate, mate | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king |
| Sounds | cheh'kmey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | complete victory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | victory, triumph | A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest |
| Spanish | jaque mate | |
| Catalan | escac i mat | |
| Meaning | A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | mate | |
| Broader | chess move | The act of moving a chess piece |
| Spanish | jaque mate, mate | |
| Catalan | escac i mat | |
| Verbs | checkmate | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game / game / game |
| Meaning | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game / game / game. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot checkmate Sue | |
| Example | "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" | |
| Synonym | mate | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | dar mate a | |
| Catalan | fer escac i mat a | |
| Nouns | checkmate | a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king |
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