Checkmate
WordNet
noun
(1) A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
(2) Complete victory
verb
(3) 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"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the king is dead or the king is conquered (borrowed through Middle English chekmat, through Old French eschec mat).
Interjection
checkmate
- Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
Noun
checkmate
- The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king has no possible move that can remove him from check, the threat of attack.
- Any situation that has no obvious escape and involves some personal loss.
Verb
- To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
- That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
- To lead to a situation that has no obvious escape without some personal loss.