| NOUN | state | stalemate, deadlock, dead end, impasse, standstill | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible |
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| event | stalemate | drawing position in chess | |
| VERB | competition | stalemate | subject / subject to a stalemate / stalemate |
| Sounds | stey'lmey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. | |
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| Synonyms | deadlock, dead end, impasse, standstill | |
| Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
| Spanish | bloqueo mutuo, callejón, estancamiento, impasse, punto muerto | |
| Catalan | atzucac, estancament, impasse, interbloqueig, punt mort | |
| Meaning | Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check. | |
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| Broader | draw, standoff, tie | The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided |
| Spanish | ahogado, rey ahogado, tablas | |
| Catalan | taules | |
| Verbs | stalemate | subject / subject to a stalemate / stalemate |
| Meaning | subject / subject to a stalemate / stalemate. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | chess, chess game | A board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules |
| Broader | move, go | Have a turn |
| Spanish | hacer tablas, quedar en tablas | |
| Nouns | stalemate | drawing position in chess |
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