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▸ noun: (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
▸ verb: (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
▸ verb: (transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
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mate,
brinkmate,
endgame,
check,
threatmate,
fool's mate,
reflexmate,
perpetual check,
selfmate,
ladder mate,
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