stalemate
(noun) drawing position in chess: any of a player’s possible moves would place his king in check
deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill
(noun) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; “reached an impasse on the negotiations”
stalemate
(verb) subject to a stalemate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stalemate (plural stalemates)
(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but does not involve any personal loss.
stalemate (third-person singular simple present stalemates, present participle stalemating, simple past and past participle stalemated)
(chess, transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
(transitive, figuratively) To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.
• metalates
Source: Wiktionary
Stale"mate`, n. (Chess)
Definition: The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.
Stale"mate`, v. t. (Chess)
Definition: To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
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