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Checkmate
n.The position in the game of chess when a king is in
check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.n.A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.v. t.To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that
escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in
check from which there is no escape.v. t.To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.