Found 4 items, similar to checkmate.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: checkmate sekakmat
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: checkmate emat, mengaras, mengemat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: checkmate checkmate n 1: complete victory 2: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king [syn: mate] v : 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” [syn: mate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Checkmate Checkmate \Check"mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkmated; p. pr. & vb. n. Checkmating.] 1. (Chess) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart. [1913 Webster] To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford. [1913 Webster] Checkmate \Check"mate\ (ch[e^]k"m[=a]t), n. [F. ['e]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[=a]h m[=a]t checkmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See Chess.] 1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released, -- which ends the game. [1913 Webster] 2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow. [1913 Webster]