Checkmate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Also called mate. Chess.
    • an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent's king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion.
    • the position of the pieces when a king is checkmated.
  2. a complete check; defeat: His efforts to escape met with a checkmate.
verb (used with object), check·mat·ed, check·mat·ing.
  1. to maneuver (an opponent's king) into a check from which it cannot escape; mate.
  2. to check completely; defeat: Napoleon was checkmated at Waterloo.
interjection
  1. (used by a player to announce that they have put the opponent's king into inextricable check.)
noun
  1. chess
    • the winning position in which an opponent's king is under attack and unable to escape
    • the move by which this position is achieved
  2. utter defeat
verb (tr)
  1. to place (an opponent's king) in checkmate
  2. to thwart or render powerless
interjection
  1. a call made when placing an opponent's king in checkmate
Checkmate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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