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checkmate in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
    checkmate  mate 
  2. complete victory
    checkmate 
verb
  1. place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
    "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
    checkmate  mate 
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