stalemate | English to English Dictionary

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stalemate

('st/eI/l,m/eI/t )

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible(noun.state)

Synonym:
dead end, deadlock, impasse, standstill

source: wordnet30
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

subject to a stalemate(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.(verb)

source: webster1913

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