checkmate, v.
(checkmated, checkmates, checkmating)
(checkmated, checkmates, checkmating)
place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
<verb.competition>
checkmate mate
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"Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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