Search Result:checkmate
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋtʃєkˏmet 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊtʃekmeit 〕
Overview of noun checkmate
The noun checkmate has 2 senses
- checkmate -- (complete victory)
- checkmate, mate -- (a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king)
Overview of verb checkmate
The verb checkmate has 1 sense
- checkmate, mate -- (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")